American Schools

The American education system has many flaws. It is becoming more and more ineffective. To society, school is a competition especially in colleges and universities. People care so much about the grade they get that they forget the real reason why we even go to school; to learn. All everyone cares about is the grade that we receive. It has become so bad that we have lost sight in what’s really important; our growth as humans. We are taught that we need to get good grades in order to go to a good college, we are constantly judged on how well we do on tests using a grading, and most of the material being taught to us doesn’t even prepare us for what’s in store in the real world.

Education in America is one of the most important issues that face our nation. If the education in America is not thought of one of most serious issues we face, our nation as a whole will fall. There are many debates and they seemly extend to all walks of life. The debates range from the decline in education, school vouchers, and the no child left behind law. As a nation, the United States is ranked above others. We must search for that solution to all of the pro’s and con’s in education. The solution should allow all walks of life to excel in the education realm. After all, the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.

In a progressively more globalized world that necessitates more effective educational practices, the U.S., once the biggest global force in education, has seen its dominance slowly slip out, and its educational status fall even lower than that of several third-world countries. The decline experienced in American school system academic achievement is not as a result of lack of funding, but as a consequence of the overall educational system watering down. According to Gatto, educating children through the existing public school system of America is crippling rather than helping them. From his essay, ‘Against School,’ it is established that the goal of the whole public school system is to limit people’s intelligence in an attempt to create a society that is manageable. Gatto continues to state that action is needed to change this situation. He supports his assertions using current and historical information about the American school system and his personal experience. After reading his article, one realizes that most of Gatto’s arguments are true. It is true that the American education system is making the students comfort to the government and society norms, which is why they are easily bored. This essay’s goal will, therefore, be to support John Gatto’s beliefs.

12 years, 2040 days, 16,320 hours, 979,200 minutes, this is the amount of time American students spend on the first step of an education (K-12). After spending this massive amount of time in school you would think that students are leaving with a good education, right? But the sad reality of it is that American high school students graduate with a mostly irrelevant education and it is crippling them in the real world. I am a student at Denver south high school in Colorado, so I have been able to witness this issue first hand. Although Denver south has an impressive level of diversity of different ethnicities, cultures and ideals that adds a lot to the experience of a high school education, our curriculum is still far from what is should be. I 've witnessed students sitting at desks sleeping, playing on there phones or doing something completely different from what the class is doing, not saying that I do the same thing. Being a senior I was required to take a civics class, this class consists of mostly lectures that rarely interact with the class, for me this class is a study hall where I finish homework assignments and where I finished the majority of my college application I was able to do all of this while still maintaining a A, isn 't their a problem with this? The majority of teachers, and parents think that this is the student 's fault for not being motivated to learn and to resist boredom, on the contrary I

America’s public school system is failing, teachers are not being paid enough. Children are not being equipped with the tools they need at home to thrive in school. I must ask the question, is the public school system tearing our youth apart? The post below shows two pencils broken, one at the point and one at the eraser. When you write anything down on a piece of paper you are creating something new, when you erase you are taking something away. We send our children to school with hopes they learn something new. We hope that they are safe, that they are being taught things we as parents cannot teach them. The poster suggests that our current education system is breaking children down and leading them into paths of the unknown.

Education is the essential foundation for the progressing of our nation as well as the stimulation for our children. Now, as some may or may-not know that learning gives forth children the accessibility to succeed in physical, intellectual, and even emotional endeavors. Education tends to incline us to widen the door towards attainment in the future. As individuals receive an education, they are more capable to obtain better employment. Views tend to be various to our educational system. Throughout America’s history, students, parents, educators, and government authority have discussed what changes must be made in America’s public school system. We agree changes need to be made to reach goals that will prepare our future for the future properly. However, the voices and cries for positive changes have yet to be heard. Sometimes, many of those changes are established far too quickly for results to be thoroughly examined. The most popular cries for education changes comes from Geoffrey Canada’s stating that “billions of dollars spent on testing, the data cannot be used, because the results come back too late (Canada, 2013). Now, the average person may not be too alarmed, but when companies, like Microsoft or Apple, has to hire computer programming engineers from other countries to fill positions since American’s are academically unqualified, which brings this education system to light on such topics (Moore, 34-36). In all, the public school system is

It’s no secret that the economy has not been the best in the past five or so years, and a lot of schools have taken the hardest hit from that. Public schools have had to cut many different programs and areas of study because it is simply just too expensive to teach all of them and provide the correct materials for the students. This is causing the quality of students education to go down, and they aren’t receiving all of the benefits that they should be. The education that a student receives starting in elementary school and all the way up into high schools sets them up for how they will do in college, and that will determine how they are going to live the rest of their lives.

Words are extremely powerful. In America today, we have the First Amendment that protects our freedom of speech but, just because you are able to say something doesn 't mean that you should. The majority of people have heard the saying, “think twice before you speak.” This saying is important because you never know when your words will offend someone even if you had no intentions to do so. Two simple words have created a controversy in public schools all over America. These words are, “Merry Christmas.” Many of us might not even think twice about saying these words to others during the holiday season but, it has been a debate in public schools on whether it is right or wrong because it promotes a specific religion and negates other religions.

Upon examining the schools of America, one can find a plethora of issues within the system. This is proved time and again when students graduate high school unprepared for college, a lack of exposure to different cultures, and without basic life skills. Students are breezing through the years of high school and receiving a rude awakening when they graduate. The four short years of high school have an enormous affect on the next forty. So many things such as GPA, ACT scores, clubs etc. can mean the difference in thousands of dollars of debt from student loans or a free ride to college. The failure to prepare in high school directly impacts the future of America’s students.

One area of technological advancement I have a personal interest in is the global opportunity to improve the availability of a quality education. Education is changing at all levels due to advances in technology. In my opinion, the changes cannot be fast enough. The Huffington Post reports, “According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can 't read. That is 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can 't read.” Crum (2013)

Throughout history, United States of America has been one of the most vigorous economies in the world. With the most advanced military and serves as a beacon of hope and peace. It is obvious that one would expect United States of America to be at the top of the lists when it comes to education but unfortunately, that is not true. Day by day, our economy is becoming more and more depended on technical notions which leaves us behind in math and science in the world. Our government spends about 10,000 dollars every year on each student in the public education system (Lessons in Education). The solution to our failing school system is not to spend more money, but to spend the money wisely. Not surprisingly, students with high performing teachers develop three times better than students with poor performing teachers. Many agree

We have a couple huge problems on our hands. The high school drop out rate is at a much higher percentage than anyone would like to admit which is creating immense long term problems. Our education system is flawed due to our economy. Budget cuts are forcing schools to cut out many elective school activities such as art, music, gym classes, and

Schooling in America needs to undergo a few changes. Currently, we are stuck with a teacher-centered way of educating and even though we will still need components of that it is now time to consider how important it is to more fully integrate student voices and what the students find meaningful. I believe the primary purpose of school in America should be to create students and people who are culturally literate problem solvers that are prepared to live comfortably and, if they feel it necessary, compete or create change in the world Currently we are focused on how we compare to other countries (mostly by means of test scores); we aren’t looking at the whole picture.

School is very important to me. I believe everyone has a right to gain an education. Of course the best place to do so is in school. At the present time it seems America’s youth has been placed into a category where they are no longer seen as a bright future that our nation as was considered in the past.Since the past few years American students scores and been falling and there is no clear reason why. Benjamin Barber’s “America Skips School” and E.D. Hirsch’s “Why America’s Universities Are Better than Its Schools” are both articles that address the issue of American students falling behind in scholastic accomplishment. Both authors agree that American schools need reform.

Students have a choice in their education. According to a study by Jackie Cooke, “the overwhelming majority of students are admitted to both high schools and university programs based upon entrance examination performance” (Cooke 1). If the student plans to go to universities or wants to obtain a higher education, he/she would choose to go to academic high schools. On the contrary, there are groups of students who do not plan to attend university. Those students would choose to go to commercial or industrial high schools, where they would still learn how to contribute to their country. In an academic school, the students are taught strictly with the purpose to prepare them for a higher education after high school but in an industrial/commercial schools, the students are taught how to work and help upgrade the industry in the cities. This system could help improve our system because the United States seems to be teaching their students as if they will all attend university but do not have the alternative school like Japan does.