The first reason why Marco Rubio is a great candidate for president, is his stand on immigration. He wants people to come to the United States to have a better life, but he wants them to do it legally and fair. “We have a legal immigration system that 's outdated and needs to be modernized so we can win the global competition for talent. We have millions of people living in this
children face in monolingual classrooms and how taking advantage of their native language would actually improve their academic outcomes (Cummins, 2009). The question to take into consideration for minority speaking students is whether the goal of American education is to give them mastery of English or content, with mastery of English as an added bonus. The common assumption is that, for content to be taught without interference from the first language, one must have, “instructional use of the target language
America 's Political System Fallow 's (2010) "How American Can Rise Again" article is a compilation of the various perspective of America 's ability to rise and fall (p. 1). But the bottom line is whether or not America 's political system is broken or not, and how it will fare in the future. Fallow (2010) argues America has been though crises and has always managed to recover. He compares America 's problems relative to other countries of the world, he describes how American has the upper hand
The American education is overly stressful and outdated. Neither student nor teacher genuinely want to be there. Students either want to go home or learn something they believe will be helpful in adult life; Teachers either want to go home or teach students who aren’t bored and are willing to listen. Teachers and their student counterparts tend to build a wall made of boredom and disrespect between themselves, making the hour long lectures and lessons that much more unbearable. Many times the feeling
In the essay "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood", Leon Botstein expresses that the "superficial definitions" of high school students present a reason that they should be allowed to begin their lives in the working world rather than to prolong their education. Botstein is correct in proclaiming that high schools are breeding grounds for "cliques" and "artificial intensity”, and his address of the “flawed institution” of high school is cogent and fitting. Botstein starts his argument by stating
The United States Constitution was signed in 1787, in hopes of creating a new legal system that would ensure basic human rights for all citizens. Often, the constitution evokes political discussion on whether or not there should be a constitutional convention. The article named “Re – examining the Constitution by Kenneth Jost (2012), provides the reader with an interesting analysis of the pros and cons of a constitutional convention (“Con – Con”). Citizens who oppose the Con – Con argue that changing
In Leon Botstein’s "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood", Botstein argues that the "superficial definitions" of high school students are a reason to let teenagers begin their lives in the working world rather than to perpetuate their education. Botstein is correct in proclaiming that high schools are breeding grounds for "cliques" and "artificial intensity”, and his address of the “flawed institution” of high school is cogent and fitting. Botstein starts his argument by stating the various parts
the northern parts of the United States were quickly catching on to a blossoming new century, there was still an old custom being practiced in the south that was widely outdated, slavery. The “necessary evil” was soon becoming a thing of the past, and while the north seemed to be flourishing the south was still grounded in the outdated custom that was long overdue and kept those tied down to it in bondage. Slavery was no longer a needed institution and its insinuation not only hindered the south, but
their education being made on an assembly line? The United States has been a very powerful force in the economic world, but the students who will eventually take over, who of which are in a world of an outdated curriculum and education system will be unequipped. Students have accessibility to this new technology that is improved by the day to aid in learning, but there is very little opportunity given by schools to capitalize on the new ways to reach their students in a modern way. The education system
The Corrupt School System Education in the U.S. is failing, so bad in fact, that other countries are going to start taking advantage of us, and pass us as they excel in innovation with us left out, lagging behind. The general schooling system of the United States has been around for one hundred and fifty years, with almost all the same teaching methods, grading and student expectations taking place through it all. Isn 't it perplexing that the system multiple generations were taught in hasn’t changed