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Future Of Public Education Essay

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Forthrightly, I must say that I take no issue with my particular school, but with the primary curriculum. That said, I love to learn, but I couldn’t stand school. The most valuable knowledge I have, I’ve gained outside of school. It appeared to me, late in my high school career, as if there was minimal effort to engage students. The complaints by my classmates that they had no idea how to handle student loans or even save for their futures became almost pedestrian—in reality, these are huge concerns. Moreover, I found we were educating zombies. Too much attention to curriculum "staples" like English, math, and science coupled with relentless standardization driven by the need to meet incessant testing standards to deprive students of personal and useful education experiences. …show more content…

The politicized school system has missed the forest for the tree with this aimless attempt at education. We create "well-rounded" students who must still take general education classes at the college level, after four years of near-identical coursework. Those friends of mine complaining have a fair objection, too. We must ask the right questions to develop the future of public education: what skills do people need? I contend, the educated must be able to think critically of themselves and their ideas, to connect with the emotions the destitute among us, and to gain pragmatic, and to be optimistic for our successes but not to let fear after failures paralyze

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