Analysis Of Fareed Zakaria On America 's Education System

I don’t get the education system. Science has proven, “the brain isn’t fully functioning until 10 am.” Studies have shown how the pressure to get into college and to do well in school have caused mental illness such as depression and anxiety. You don’t learn stuff unless you have enough sleep but it’s hard to do that when you have homework to do and tests to study for. The brain needs a break in order to fully comprehend things however the brain can’t do that if it’s overwhelmed. Many documentaries, books, and articles have stated how messed up the education system is and yet no one does anything about itt. Instead, it continues to get worse and people wonder why the rate of mental illness and suicide rises.

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.

Many individuals from another culture strive to live the “American Dream.” In the excerpt from the novel, The Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, he leaves Mexico to become a middle-class American man and further his education. Sherman Alexie writes “Superman and Me,” which shows how Alexie, a Spokane Indian, teaches himself American literature. Both of these stories intertwine to show how different cultures step out of their own and try to live the American Dream. This leads the audience wondering if culture affects how far individuals go in life? Whereas Alexie describes the ideology of an American Dream as an Indian young boy teaching himself how to read from comic books, Rodriguez describes the ideology of American Dream by escaping Mexico to seek higher education in America.

The most interesting parts of Obama’s speech, to me, were the clarifications on his educational policies. His plans for higher education, such as halting student loan payments after 20 years or 10 years for public servants, seemed pretty cool to me. I’m not sure if taking government money to be used for student loans and giving it to parents while simultaneously stopping loan payments after 20 years is such a good idea. Pissing off the entire banking system might not be such a good idea in the long run. Grunts will be fired before CEOs cut their own bonuses, and I really don’t feel like that is particularly conducive to a good financial system.

In this exposition "From Still Separate, Still Unequal: America 's Educational Apartheid," the writer, Jonathan Kozol, constructs his paper in light of the meetings and perception that he had with a large number of the still racially isolated schools in America and his own thoughts about the circumstances. In the initial few areas of his article, Kozol focuses on the racial issue that he saw with a large portion of the public schools that he visited, for example, the government-funded schools in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and so on. More than ninety percent of the students being selected in those schools are African American, Hispanic, and students of another race. Different schools that are named after extraordinary individuals, for example, MLK and Thurgood Marshall, are racially isolated schools also.

After 9/11, northern Pakistan moved toward religious radicalism. There was upheaval and growing opposition to singing, dancing and acting. After I finally obtained a visa, I moved to the U.S. to follow my passion for acting in theater, film and television.

Many individuals from another culture strive to live the “American Dream.” In the excerpt from the novel, The Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, he leaves Mexico to become a middle-class American man and further his education. Sherman Alexie writes “Superman and Me,” which shows how Alexie, a Spokane Indian, teaches himself American literature. Both of these stories intertwine to show how different cultures step out of their own and try to live the American Dream. This leads the audience wondering if culture affects how far individuals go in life? Whereas Alexie describes the ideology of the American Dream as an Indian young boy teaching himself how to read from comic books, Rodriguez describes the ideology of American Dream by escaping Mexico to seek higher education in America.

“In Defense of a Liberal Education” leaves the impression that the American education system is becoming more and more like the Indian education system, and Zakaria wants it to stop. He feels that India’s approach to education isn’t as good as the United States’s approach is (or was), so he portrays India as uptight, too STEM-focused, and lacking something that the United States

A few weeks ago, I was walking downtown, when this random came up to me and said “You in school? That’s good, that’s good. Education is important.” From the state of her hair and clothes, and the smell of her breath, I assumed she was homeless. I didn’t really pay much attention to her, because homeless people are so common in downtown Atlanta. I was just hoping that she wasn’t going to ask me for any money! After a while, I started thinking about what the homeless woman had said; “Education is important.” Growing up, I had always been taught that people who lived in the streets had been afforded the same opportunities as I had, but they had simply chosen to ignore them.

“It was around the time of the First World War that things began to change, that America first began to export some of its home grown culture abroad through films and music.” (Access - International 1) Besides ideals and government, America had many things to share in the ways of entertainment, as well as sports, food, etc. America was soon recognized for more than its history and democracy; it was establishing its own culture. Fareed Zakaria says, “…the United States has been the creator and sustainer of the current order of open trade and democratic government—an order that has been benign and beneficial for the vast majority of humankind.”

“Holy Cow, An Indian Adventure,” by Sarah MacDonald, is a book written describing Sarah’s experience living in India. She goes through many tough times and endures life changing experiences that eventually make her the person she is meant to be. In this book Sarah relates India to western perspective several times. India and the United States do have similarities, India and the United States both are run by a Democracy, they both have very strong cast systems; both have their own “Hollywood” films, and both places have many religions mixed within.

Former President George W. Bush started off his presidency with a bit of drama. But other than that he got right to work here in the United States. He started with the Tax cuts with hopes that lower taxes would cause more investing resulting in a stimulation of the economy. He believed our economy was on the right track and so did congress which made passing this easy. He then reformed the No Child Left Behind Act making it to where literally no child would be left behind in the education system. He implemented state testing and made it to where if the state did not meet requirements they would be fined. More money was being allocated to school districts for better programs. Because of all of this by the end of his presidency education levels

America seems like a promise land for foreigners. We are called “the land of opportunity” and “the land of the free”. Tim Roemer, an American ambassador of India have worked with Indians and see their viewpoint of America. In his article “America Remains the World’s Beacon of Success”, Roemer expresses that “I learned that America is still deeply admired around the world and the place where

The American Dream, a concept of which every American is granted equal opportunity allowing the highest aspirations to be achieved and every person to live a better, richer and fuller life. Throughout films “The Great Gatsby” and “The Truman Show” directors Baz Luhrman and Peter Weir both depict a message to society presenting the unfulfilling reality of this pursuit. Both directors present this idea through the use of stylistic features, film techniques and conventions including setting, costuming, characterisation, structure, style, camera angles, sound and lighting.

Education in the United States is a very crucial part of a person’s life. Going to school opens doors and facilitates the pathway for future individual achievement and economic success. Formal education is a conscious effort by human society to convey the skills and modes of thought considered essential for social functioning.