The Failure Of The American School System

The man with the greatest effect on the government’s relationship with schools is Horace Mann. Often called the “Father of American Education,” Horace Mann wasn’t

Mann didn’t not believe in the European theory where men are divided into classes some left to toil and earn, and others to seize and enjoy. He wanted equal education for everyone not based on citizen’s social rank. The European tradition of education was centered in the family rather than in schools did not take root in the United States, because the pattern of the extended family meaning several generations living under one roof disappeared. As families moved to take advantage of free land, the old educational patterns broke down, and new forms were created As a result, Americans began to give more and more educational responsibility to the schools. The basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic were just the start; over the decades society has assigned many other skills previously learned in the homes to be taught in schools.

Even though America's first public high school opened in 1821, the idea of a nationwide system was advocated by Horace Mann and many other educational reformers who had a longing opposition of the idea of having to purchase their own learning. Due to their efforts,

Horace Mann is referred to as, “the Father of the modern school,” and rightly so.1 He is responsible for the public school system we know today. 1 While head of the State Board of Education, in Massachusetts, Mann made his mark on the United States of America. 1 He changed the education system and made history. 1 For the first time the populace recognized the need for a balanced education. 2 Everyone has value. Everyone deserves a fair chance to gain knowledge. 2 After all, “Knowledge is power.” 2 Mann was also a Christian who firmly believed that all men are created equal and thus should be equal in the education system. 2

In the humble beginnings for early American understandings, public education was designed to create productive citizens in part by mollifying any potential class conflicts. According to Horace Mann’s conceptions of public schooling for the country, providing a uniform education meant providing equal opportunity for all. If the lower class thought that their students had the opportunity to succeed like the rich did, they would be much less likely to rebel against the systems currently in place (Brick 2005).

In the article entitled “Against School,” Joe Ghatto puts up a very convincing argument against the current US education system. Ghatto argues that the system used to administer public education poses more disadvantages rather than advantages to children. Due to its rigidness, children often complain of boredom within the classroom. The majority of the students think that they learn unnecessary things, which they are already aware of. Ghatto also states that the notion that success in life is dependent on schooling is very misguided. A look at the history of the United States reveals that some of the most successful individuals did not undergo a rigid education system. For example, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin

At first look, I theorized that education in the Western United States was different from education in the East in the 1800s. However, I soon found out that the curriculum was standardized across the country. In the 19th century, efforts were made to allow equal opportunities for people of all socioeconomic levels and all regions in America. In the past century, people have made efforts to allow equal opportunities for people of all races and genders. The principle behind American education continues to be a standardized, one-size-fits-all education, when the world has been changing around us with new technology, jobs, and culture.

Horace Mann was a social reformer who had many contributes to the education system. In 1837, the first ever Massachusetts state board of education was formed and Mann was chosen secretary. This was the beginning of a progressive movement in public education, this movement was often referred to as the Common School Movement. It began in the 1830’s and social reformers pushed for a more developed, tax-funded, secular public school system. Though Horace Mann was known as “The Father of Common School,” he faced many challenges in society during the 19h century.

MCA-EC is a nonprofit organization that promotes Mangalorean Catholic culture in the United States through cultural events, volunteering activities and raising money for charity. Being a youth leader has enabled me to not only participate in various activities that benefit our community, but also to provide guidance to other mangalorean children. Being an immigrant myself, I understand the difficulties in navigating the educational system and culture of America and am able to answer questions and provide advice to other children to ensure that they are able to take advantage of every beneficial opportunity available to them.

Education is a fundamental provision that needs to be considered in any society. The reason as to why it seems to be regarded to be fundamental in the life of human beings is because it imparts sanity to the [person who has acquired some education as compared to the person who has not acquired education. The literate person tends to behave in a different way like the one illiterate one. Education in the past was delivered in a different way unlike the current generation that is basically full of computerization. Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the writers who take back to the ancient days of 1800 where the education system was different when we approached

What is the main difference between the school system from the industrial age and the modern age? Nothing, the education system hasn’t evolved since the industrial age when the school system was created. They created the school system during the first industrial age when America just started creating factory jobs and building assembly lines. As the education system goes on it needs to evolve to accommodate the modern age instead of keeping focus in the old ideals of the industrial age.

As years past, public education in the U.S. attempted to establish a leadership role in establishing an educational system that could compete globally. Much of the debate surrounded the development of the common school system revolved around “the degree of standardization desirable in American institutional forms, behavior, and cultural values” (Tyack, 1987, p. 25). This movement grew as other immigrants from other nations entered America to fulfill their dreams. With the boom of the industrial revolution, many educational systems reflected practices that focused on repetition, rote memorization, and recitation that was aimed at promoting production, economic stability, financial prominence, and social dominance in the U.S. economic world market.

The American school system is absolutely broken. A product of terrible teachers and administrators, horrible districts, and our country’s inability to fix the inherent flaws of the system. We sit back as the youth of our proud nation spend their days in the factory we call “school.” Factory because schools are not designed to teach our children. These factories throw knowledge at the kids left and right. There are so many bits and pieces of information being hurled around at once. With the vast expanse of knowledge entering the minds of young people during the day, one would assume the child would rise to become “educated.” But the problem is, schooling by itself creates no intelligent people. Schools are designed to produce good members of

A famous quote once said, “Knowledge is power.” A new study shows that the American schooling system, when compared to other countries, such as China, that has parallel statuses, is lagging extremely behind regarding educational achievement; matter of fact, the United States ranks in the lowest quartile in such an assessment. Research, along with student exam scores, has also shown a substantial achievement gap between students of little and high economic states. So President Bush created No Child Left Behind, which deals with Common Core. However, Common Core is not effective because it’s too vigorous too early, not enough training to properly implement in the school districts, and all students are not the same.

Education in America has changed a lot over the years. It has gone from having school for a selection of students held in the schoolmaster’s house, to every child going to school five days a week to a school building that can be anything from a small one story building to a large campus of school buildings. Current education in America can be considered very organized, and a large improvement. Education in the America’s past was very different than it is today, and has undergone many changes. Both current and past education are very different, but are and were both effective. In addition to their effectiveness, both current and past education can both be considered defective, and have a negative side in addition to the positive. Education