Illiteracy In America

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.

Are illiterates just people who exist? Do they just walk around aimlessly, never knowing what to do? “Illiterates live, in more than literal ways, an uninsured existence,” says Jonathan Kozol. In Kozol’s article, “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” he intensely describes how illiteracy can impact both the illiterate and those surrounding him. There is a tragic human cost for an illiterate society. If people are unable to read, then what can they do? In this case, the least taken-for-granted tasks in a literate’s life could suddenly become the difference between life and death for someone who cannot read. They are lost in this world, “half citizens” whose “rights exist in print but not in fact,” Kozol describes them. Illiteracy leads to a void in certain areas of life; illiterates are not living, just existing. Scariest of all is that illiteracy is creating a population of “half citizens,” which consequently results in many tragic human costs.

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 the essay, “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” written by Jonathan Kozol and originally published in the book, “Illiterate America”, is a bundle of examples of how people who are illiterate live every day. It showcases the hardships they go through, and how much of a problem it is. He had quotes from various interviews with people who are illiterate, and how many become distrustful of people trying to explain what the written document or form says, for they can never know if they are telling the truth. Kozol heavily uses rhetorical strategies, mostly pathos related, to showcase these struggles and make us take notice of this problem. Overall, he uses the strategies of logos, ethos, and pathos to push his point across.

Here in the United States, there are many forms of consumer debt, which help contribute to the large sums of debt countless Americans find themselves faced with. Directly effecting many college students is student loan debt. Student loan debt is now the second largest form of consumer debt behind housing” declares the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Grisales). This is due to the fact that student loan debt grew 7.1% in 2014 to $1.2 trillion (Grisales). If this statistic alone is not worrisome this next one is sure to be. The amount of debt in the housing market that helped to spark the last recession was only $1.3 trillion (Grisales). Due to the increased amount of debt required by students to attend college many students are feeling the wrath. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “In 2014, 11.7 percent of females and 17.7 percent of males between the ages 25 and 34 were living with their parents” (Grisales). The fear of obtaining massive amounts of debt is driving the current generation of student’s to put off many future hopes and dreams. While causing them to move back home to save money. The current student loan crisis is crippling the economy and ruining the lives of American students.

Most developed countries regard and guard their education systems since this platform is perceived to have the ability to hold a country together. This is especially so in the USA, where they aim at achieving 60% higher education attainment by 2025 (Cheny and Geoff 10). Such a milestone will not only affect the economy, but also the social aspect in life positively. However, rising costs of education always act as a major barrier for many students whose parents are low-income earners, thus making it unaffordable. This has resulted in a huge credit debt that not only threatens to cripple the financial sector, but also affects the borrowers’ credibility for a long time. As much as education affects the economy in a positive way, college loans may not be the ultimate solution for students to invest in their future. This is because supplementary aspects in the financial sector will be undesirably affected, a move that can render education inoperable since scarcer jobs will be created; consequently, graduates will not have an opening to apply their expertise and knowledge, and contribute to the economy.

The human mind is perhaps the greatest object on the earth, animate or inanimate, but without the proper training, the mind is a relatively useless tool. Through the development of formal education systems, humans as a whole have tried to ensure the training of all minds so as to continue prosperity for the world. Most of the time, though, education systems do not realize the harm they are doing to developing minds and the subsequent negative consequences. Among the largest of these inadequate education systems is the American primary schooling system. The American education system is in fact failing; it continues to deplete children of their natural creativity and thirst for knowledge while preaching conformity, which in turn creates an

Interest rates are constantly on the rise along with the cost of tuition and the income levels of students are not increasing in order to make ends meet. Therefore, student debt is spreading rampantly across our nation and is becoming a tremendous issue. Student debt is a topic that is relevant in today’s society because it affects such a large portion of the population. Furthermore, it is affecting the country 's economy in many ways. With the accumulation of debt, students are unable to afford to purchase a home, or at times, a brand new car because there is simply no way that they can afford such a large investment while they scramble to pay their loans.

America’s education system is a disaster and the government has over the years spent millions on fixing the education system. The government has failed in fixing the education system because they are not the real people who can fix it. The government has made many different programs to fix the education system, like the No Child left behind program. Most people blame the government for spending millions to fix the education system and failing. What our society does not understand is that the government can only fix so much. It is time for all students, parents, and teachers to take responsibly and fix the education system in the way they want. Students, parents and teachers can make the education system better by students taking control of their own education, parents who care for their kid’s education and teachers who make amazing learning environment for their students.

Alliterate is when someone can read, but choose not to. Illiteracy is when someone cannot read. People in America are alliterate and some are illiterate. This problem can be caused by a few different things such as laziness, environment, money, and drive. In the article The No-Book Report: Skim It and Weep it states that in 1991more than half of the American society used to read and least a half hour a day and by 1999 the number had dropped to 45 percent of the population. It also says the in 1999 Gallup Poll found out that only seven percent of people in America were voracious readers and 59 percent of people in America had not read more than 10 books in the past year. In 2013 things were not looking much better on average 32 million adult

In the essay “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” written by Jonathan Kozol, published in Reading for writers in New York, 2013. The author raises awareness to the effect illiteracy has on society by using dramatized real world situations to better convey his message. Mr.Kozol also supports his argument with statistics to demonstrate how illiteracy can have an impact that extends further than just one individual. Presenting us with data from the 1980 presidential election, Mr.Kozol argues that had the illiterate population been better informed it is likely that the outcome would have been different.

What is definition of new education? People get educated from School, home and society, so learning method change during the period of time. Education stared to fight with illiteracy and the most beneficial of formal education is decreasing number of illiterate people in the world since last decades. According to short “The Human Cost Of an illiterate society” Kozol agues how illiterates stop a society to be more development “The number of illiterates adults exceeds by 16 million the entire vote cast for the winner in 1980 presidential contest”(Kozel94). Later, Baker in “School Vs. Education “ argues how education in not enough for children in schools Even though education is essential and valuable, present education system should constantly being reviewed and updated in grading method, using technology, and adding hands-on learning to be support todays society and industries demands.

America, the most technologically advanced and affluent of all nations on the earth, seems to have an increasingly larger illiteracy rate every year. This has become and continues to be a critical problem throughout our society as we know it. According to the National Adult Literacy survey, 42 million adult Americans can't read; 50 million are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level; one in every four teenagers drops out of high school, and of the students who graduate, one in every four has around an 8th grade education. Why? You ask. This problem will never fix itself and will take quite a bit of time to overcome. We need to make sure that everyone is aware of the social problems, poverty and lack of family interaction that occurs

He believes that there are colleges that are still challenging enough for the talented and bright students, but he also tells the students that are not ready for college, to not go to college. Even though the mentally challenged students will obtain a college degree, they will still have a huge problem with finding a job. These slower students are one of the reasons why the value of a college degree is declining together with the whole American education system. America’s education system is rapidly declining, and the government is not trying to fix it. If there would be a problem with the American military, the government would pay millions of dollars to fix that problem. They should look at the European education system and take something

Although the reliance on student loans continues to increase for college students across the nation, the vast majority of American teenagers are not required to attend and complete a Financial Literacy course before graduating high school. According to Jillian Berman, only five states scored an A on the 2015 Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools, and those same five states are the only states in the country that require students to take a dedicated semester of personal finance courses before graduating (Marketwatch.com). There is an obvious problem with the state efforts to properly educate finances when 14 out of 50 states rank in at a failing grade. Money is an essential asset to life on Earth, and proper education on financial management is vital for the basic requirements to sustain life. Education on how to manage money in order to afford food, shelter, clothing should be the main priority of the Financial Literacy courses. More in-depth are topics