Sir Ken Robinson 's Video

The schooling system often teaches a rather mechanical approach to learning as we are placed in a situation where learning is forced and a requirement to get through society’s means of, 'a future for ourselves ' and to be part of a respected status quo. Surely the idea of graduating from an institution of knowledge does have many benefits

There was a time when America’s education system was top-notch according to the culture and society. With time, a myriad of things has changed, but unfortunately what has not evolved is the American education system. The country is still following a system which was not designed for the current global economic climate. Equality, as positive as it sounds is not as sufficient when it comes to education. The system treats students equally yet expect a similar culmination and outcome. Every child has his individuality and distinct abilities; one cannot judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. Conversely, a few of the prominent reasons why the education system is failing are overcrowded schools, the rise of technology, and following the same old school hours.

Our achievement ideology is based on the idea that the U.S. is full of opportunity and anyone can accomplish success in our society if they work hard enough. Many grow up thinking education is the ladder that will allow for this social mobility and all you have to do is be willing to work hard enough to earn it. But what about children who grow up thinking differently? Why do some strive for high paying careers while others refuse school and are seemingly ok with staying working class? MacLeod challenges the notion that America is the land of opportunity with research he conducted while in college. He uses the research of several reproduction theorists to show that schools not only are not great equalizers, as most think, but

Mandatory, enforced schooling is common all over the world, and is generally seen as a public good, and a privilege of first world countries. However, author and teacher John Gatto argues that mandatory schooling destroys your ability to be free thinkers and therefore should not exist, in his piece “Against School”. Despite his effective use of ethos, Gatto’s argument fails to be convincing due to logical fallacies, and a lack of evidence or first hand experience.

In his speech, pathos is the tool that Robinson was using to persuaded his audience about the education system need to be change. Robinson (2010) claimed that one of the major reasons education has been changing is because of the economic issues. Robinson (2010) stated that most of the developed and developing countries are out looking for a better way to educate their children to comfortably engage in the current economic system. As people can see that Robinson was using successfully the tool of pathos in his speech; because education is one of the most important issue that people always concern for their children. Agreeably, it is quite a reasonable fact since no one can anticipate the turn of the economy in the coming days or weeks. The second reason that Robinson gave for the changes taking place in education is for cultural reasons. Robinson (2010) explained that people need to know their origins and backgrounds and figure out a way that they can teach their children to have the sense of cultural identity and pass that to the coming generations. The only challenge that can be said and society would agree with Robinson, is that people are trying to do what they did in the past. As it has been in the

The education system in America has a long history of struggle and change, as we have grown as a nation we have experienced an ever-increasing rise in diversity. This diversity has caused rigidities between groups and all stratus of society and has been a major impact in debates concerning the educational opportunities in America.

The American Education System is not meeting the needs of current students. If anything, the system is not building a sturdy foundation for the future working class. Schools have existed for many years and every period they have worked differently. However, every school’s main purpose was to educate students to be efficacious later in life. Modern day schools are corrupting students with added pressure, standardized tests, making less accommodations for special education students, not following laws, and take away individualism from the students’. The students of modern times are the people of our future and the future does not look too bright with the current American Education System.

In causes and consequences, Robinson reflected on how and why she decided to become a teacher. She stated that she never wanted to be a teacher. She started as a social worker in youth services. However, because she wanted to contribute to youth development, she decided to join the teaching profession to assist youth before they become a statistic. Additionally, she argues that teachers make all professions and because of the important role that teachers play in the life of future generations, she wanted to contribute to a better tomorrow. She states, “How can we not give all of ourselves, our intellect and our talents to this work? After all, it is our current students whom we will be voting for in a future presidential election, who will care for us when we're ill and who will educate our grandchildren.”

Education is a wonderful asset to anyone. With a good one the sky is the limit, and without one opportunity may never come knocking. In today’s society, so much emphasis is put on education. How many times have we heard the saying “if you get a good education, you’ll get a good job and make a lot of money”? Even today, my parents remind me of how much a college degree would add to my marketability. But when does it become too much? Is it possible that one could overlook the more important values in life in search to become a “learned man”? In Richard Rodriguez’s story Challenging The Traditional Classroom he examines his life as a student, and the affects his learning has towards his attitude about family and heritage.

Yet even with these realizations that delve into the deeper meaning of education, modern education is still calling for simple measurable outcomes and continues to be geared towards specific employment ideas. This model of education is blatantly inadequate though. Many students today will end up holding jobs not yet invented in fields not yet discovered, so the teaching of answers to today’s questions is utterly useless. Albert Einstein once said, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” and this statement reigns true throughout time. To continue academic success, the education system needs to impart a mastery of one’s own mind that allows students to not only answer current questions but also to pose questions that will shape the future world.

Malcolm X once said “education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”. From adolescence to adulthood almost every person is put through schooling. As one gets older in age, the education they obtain becomes more rigorous in order to stretch their minds far beyond two plus two or what color the sky is. The strategies of critically thinking and being able to analyze/decipher information in front is them is reinforced routinely in the educational system. With this being said, the purpose of education is to aid in enhancing one’s qualification, socialisation, and subjectification skills within the society regardless of how or where one’s education was obtained.

Education has been the subject of some of the most heated discussions in American history. It is a key point in political platforms. It has been subject to countless attempts at reform, most recently No Child Left Behind and Common Core. Ardent supporters of institutional schools say that schools provide access to quality education that will allow the youth of our country to gain necessary skills to succeed in life. Critics take a far more cynical view. The book Rereading America poses the question, “Does education empower us? Or does it stifle personal growth by squeezing us into prefabricated cultural molds?” The authors of this question miss a key distinction between education and schooling that leaves the answer far from clear-cut. While education empowers, the one-size-fits-all compulsory delivery system is stifling personal growth by squeezing us into prefabricated cultural molds.

Public schools, Robinson states, try to get the kids educated as fast as they can. They teach kids the bare minimum, and send them off with a note that says that they are educated. In “Fighting Grade Inflation”, Basinger states that students get higher grades than they deserve, as the current system of education cannot accurately measure grades. Schools try to cram the least amount of knowledge in each student comes their way, and then the schools state that those students are ‘educated’ before they send them off. That is why schools create grade inflation, to make it seem as if children are getting educated in schools, when they are

In the world, there are people who have learned how to succeed under standardized learning environments. These individuals understand how to succeed in the way that society used to believe was the only path that people would have to follow to live a successful life. Therefore, being a success under the standard path of learning causes individuals who succeed to believe that if they succeed within this system they will succeed in most situations they will find in the future. However, these standard paths meant for people to succeed are extremely hurtful for society. Currently, the education system which that is set up so that individuals are determined to be successful if they succeed in this environment.

The Educational System and its Faults The United States ranks 17th out of forty countries ranked in overall educational performance. Where the faults lie in our educational system have been widely disputed, and Carl Singleton, author of works The Sixties In America and Vietnam Studies, offers a conservative and antiquated approach in his article “What Our Education System Needs Is More F’s”. His approach revolves around the idea of failing students more often to fix the gap of illiteracy. To illustrate both the faults and truths in his work, The Simpsons episode “How The Test Was Won” sheds some light on how the educational system is partly at fault. The divide between the responsibility of a students success, and the academic success they reach is a gap that has to be closed, and I hope to further investigate in this essay.