Persuasive Essay On Public Education

Teachers shape the minds of students to realize what their purpose is in life. Lately, because of certain educational reforms, it has been hard for teachers to say what they need to say. “In 40-plus states, the math and English guidelines determine the knowledge students have to master by the end of each grade, what they’ll be tested on this year, and in many cases, how teachers and principals will be rated at their jobs once those test scores are released” (Strauss). Most educational reforms are adopting standardized testing and should be reconsidered. Statistics even show that since we have taken part in reforms like No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards math and reading are declining. These standards tell teachers what to teach and what the students should know by the end of the school year. The reforms also evaluate teacher performance by how well the students learn the information. Some people believe educational reforms should not be telling teachers how to teach their students, and others believe that the reforms are absolutely fine the way they are. However the truth is educational reforms are yet to be perfected.

All around the United States, art programs are being cut out of the budget in public schools. The arts include dance, band, chorus, theatre, film, drawing, painting, photography and literary arts. Some school board members feel these art programs are not necessary and do not benefit the students in any way. Elementary, middle, and high school students are forced to quit their passion and feel that their talents are not supported by their schools. Although many are not aware, there is a strong connection between arts education and academic achievement. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts in many public schools, the art classes are first on the list to be cut. It is important that the students, parents and teachers

Education is important as we develop a society of lifelong learners, but budget cuts for schools should not be at the expense of art programs. All students have unique learning styles and ways they best absorb information. To compromise that process is destructive to the success of their overall learning experience. “The Sanctuary of School” makes the reader aware of the many individuals who go through the public-school system. Barry’s essay advocates the need for funding of art programs and the supportive, creative outlets they

School funding is a mix of different funding sources like federal, state, and local. About ninety percent of funding for education comes from state and local community. K-12 education has failed to keep up with high enrollment. Schools must spend to counter effects of poverty while many European countries alleviate these conditions through government spending. Currently more than forty percent of low income school get an extremely unfair share of state and local funds. Low income school are receiving inadequate funds for their school, whereas other schools in the United States are unfairly distributing their state and local funds. That is unfair to the low income schools because those schools really need the money for school books, field trips, etc. Funding for public schools has been quite unequal for years, but even though Americans are fully aware of this issue no one does anything to solve it. Researchers are trying to show them both sides of this unequal funding issue in public schools in order to help balance the distribution of educational funding.

Through the recent years, school budget cuts have led to the discontinuation of many classroom and extracurricular activities, including the visual and performing arts. Yet, because of this, classrooms are losing out on a very effective tool that can help aid the academic and social-emotional developments. According to Lorie Scott, Sallie Harper and Mathew Boggan, “Art integration helps students to engage in meaningful learning as well as understanding at a much more defined and deeper level” (2012, p.83). Unfortunately, arts programs are limited to only the wealthier schools and have been eliminated from those schools for the more marginalized youth including English language learners and that of inner cities (Lorimer, 2011).

Education is an issue that touches everyone’s lives in one way or another. Whether you are a parent, student, teacher, taxpayer, or employee, the effects of education on society can be seen everyday. For this reason, public schools are a top concern among political leaders. Over the past twenty-five years, confidence in the nation’s public school system has dramatically declined. While the public for the most part seems to support their school district, criticism is not lacking. Recent years especially have shown dissipating support. It appears that the prevailing view is that public education, as a whole, is in bad condition and is in need of a renewed effort to fix it. Private schools seem to fare

Vincent Van Gogh, a brilliant artist from Auvers-sur-Oirs, France, once explained his passion for art: “I dream my painting and then I paint my dream.” The importance of art classes is a highly debated topic in the educational system and whether or not art is a necessary class to provide students. There is an extensive amount of different forms of “the arts,” including music, drama, foreign languages, painting, drawing, and sculpting. No matter what form of art, they all have many positive outcomes. Art classes should be fully funded in public school because they help the emotional development of students by allowing them to communicate their emotions, take a break and relax from any stress, and express their beliefs and opinions.

Recently, in the last two or three years, I have noticed a significant climb in the amount of paper that is used, wasted, and printed each day. The Loudoun County Public Schools operates nearly 100 different facilities and schools, while operating on a 1.2 billion dollar budget for the 2018 finishing school year. As big of a number that may be, there are so many factors to consider when proposing this. I have found, that the paper, ink, and printer costs add up, and include such a large portion of that budget each year. The Loudoun County Public Schools is also the fastest growing county in the nation, as well as has the wealthiest people in an area in

Did you know that 61 million children in the world do not attend school by choice? Did you also know that the majority of those 61 million children are girls? What is the reason that is causing people, mostly girls to choose not to go to school. Education is “the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life” (dictionary.com) and “the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession” (dictionary.com). In today’s society it is nearly impossible to find a decent job that does not require a degree. Although by law children have to go to school up until a certain age, education is a privilege to the ones who want to be successful. Many children drop out of school or decide not to go to college when they are able to make those decisions.

Public schools exist with the intention of providing students with the skillsets necessary to become active and productive members of society. These skillsets include critical thinking, basic decision-making, human interaction, and a plethora of similar traits. Thus, school systems should seek to provide curriculum that supports the development of these skills. One area of study that can teach these skills, among many other traits, is fine arts programs. In addition to the aforementioned skills, art also serves to educate students on various aspects of human existence and expression, while simultaneously encouraging them to undertake in the creation of art themselves. Unfortunately, fine arts programs have recently begun to face extermination, creating an issue that has the potential to critically hinder the growth and development of young students, and we as a society must take action to save these programs.

Schools that offer fine arts classes have lower dropout rates and raised attendance. The fine arts positively impact students of lower socioeconomic status more those of a higher  status. The fine arts have no barriers for race, religion, and culture when it comes to being involved in the arts. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to be involved (Katy Independent School District). Without the arts these students have no outlet for creative capabilities and no way to express their talents. Students who need this way of expressing themselves are overlooked and they are the ones who need it the most (Dickson). When viewing the participation of arts in the eyes of a ten-year old, “It cools kids down after all the other hard stuff they have to think about” (Arts and Smarts: Test Scores and Cognitive Development).

Can you imagine a world in which parents were free to send their children to only the best schools, no matter which neighborhood they lived in? What if cost wasn’t a factor? Imagine if even a student in the poorest section of town had access to the best education. What could that child achieve? What would they become? How would their life change? Those questions that I asked lead now to the focus of the essay. The world we live in is ever so changing, with that the need for education also needs to be changing. No longer do classic public schools fit the job in all certain situations. That is why with school choice being a controversial issue in education reform, school choice public funds should be used to support school choice programs that offer parents alternatives to traditional public schools.

Education plays a huge role in today’s society. The only downfall about education is not being able to afford it. Education eats your bank account and costing people to lose thousands so they are able to do something they love or just get a degree. People always question one another asking why people do not go to college. Why are people not taking advantage of something that will pay well after it is completed? Most of the answers for that is that they cannot afford to pay for schooling or they have to work to provide for their family and school is not a number one priority right now. If education was tuition free students would only be able to focus on studying and passing college then looking for money to pay for their schooling and that would help them perform better at school if they do not have to worry about finding a way to pay for it. Education should be free because it would help lower the homeless population, dropout rates, and stop student debt after they graduate college.

With the arts being cut out of most classrooms these days it is important for us to discover why they were a part of the classroom in the past, and how it affected our student’s learning. It is important that I discuss how the arts affect children’s cognition, emotional and social development. With the latter I will discuss how these developments may affect the student academically. I will discuss how the teacher can teach students to be creative and the difficulty with this task. Finally I will discuss the implications that the schools and districts play into making sure to support high quality arts education for all students.

With all the free public schools available to everyone and the amount of knowledge anyone in USA can receive, just fewer than 20% of all high school graduates do not have even the basic reading skills (Lake). Sadly, this has been a problem for a decade now and has not improved in any way. Thirty-two million adults in the USA cannot read (“Illiteracy Rate”)! This is not talking about getting a higher education or even graduating high school; it is talking about reading, the essential of life. What is the use of having a high school diploma if one can barely read what it says, not even going to the extent of understanding the vocabulary on his diploma (Lake)? Education is a necessity; it will determine how one will live the rest of his life. The level of education one has, will most likely determine if he will receive minimal wage or will make six figures. Since getting a higher education is no longer a priority for most people living in the USA, education in our country should be raised to a higher level.