The Importance Of Education In The United States

Advanced technology and forms of communication have changed the way we look at our nation. The current political climate and the cultural movement that is happening in our nation is going to go down in history as a revolution. A revolution where news headlines are instantaneously on our phone screens, and thanks to our advanced technology, a whole world of information is a few clicks away. However, despite these advancements in technology, the cultural change in America is often slowed down because there is a general lack of education. In America, education is the one, if not the biggest barriers that economically and institutionally suppress an overwhelming amount of the nation’s adults. Majority of adults in America do not have basic reading and writing skills yet education is still not a priority in America. There is a crucial need for education in America, now more than ever. In my opinion, the only reason for the current political climate in America is the lack of education that brings basic awareness. The solution to what we are witnessing as a nation is an education that makes individuals aware of the reality of our circumstances and allows them to see a perspective from multiple points of views. In this paper, I will present my argument on why education should be made a priority in America.

In an intelligence-based economy, education is important to national prosperity and individual success. Huge achievement gaps and opportunities must shrink to non-existence, and every student must receive a well education that prepares them for college and careers in the world as it is today. Comparing the United States education system to other countries shows that the United States scored lower than nineteen other counties and education systems in reading in the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment. Germany and Poland in particular are two countries that have now surpassed the United States. During the same study, scores showed that twenty-nine nations outperformed the United States by a large amount in mathematics, and in science, there have been twenty-two education systems that scored higher than the United States (Heitin).

What does it mean to be the greatest? Does it mean being number one in all aspects? Does it mean having zero issues or problems? Many people in this wonderful country believe America is the greatest. This appears as so when looked at from a surface level. However, when dug deeper into the roots of America, there is much more corruption than people are led to believe. There are various issues that most people do not see that are occurring right in front of their eyes. Many aspects of America’s systems are problematic including the educational system, social system, and various policies.

I think that public education in the United States should always offer a broad range of curriculum. This curriculum should not just be based on getting a job after high school. All students should be offered the chance to learn a variety of subjects. It is discrimination to “track” students and predict their future.

The topic on whether education is considered a human right or privilege has been one of the most interesting debates around the world. If people are continually denied access to an equal education, then their words would go underneath and their voices would go unheard. All those who were denied the human right to be able to express their ideas would ultimately lead to an even larger division between the classes. Each and every one has the right to an education that will equip them to achieve a suitable life and be a valuable part of society. Without providing higher education as a right, America would not be living up to “the land of opportunity” ("Free Higher Education Is a Human Right | Huff Post,").

The quality of an individual’s life can be defined by many different qualities, one topic that seems to be brought up the most is education. Education can affect an individual’s life in numerous ways.

The United States of America is the world most powerful country in the world, dominating the world’s economic and political system. Millions of foreign students come to America for higher education each year. Ironically enough, America public school system is not so glorious. Indeed, it is not effective where teachers and students lacked motivation and interaction to develop critical thinking and innovation. Michael Moore in the article “Idiot Nation” and John Taylor Gatto in “Against School” argued that the education system in the United States is deeply flawed. Moore elaborated school system has a poor curriculum, teacher lack of enthusiasms, facilities are in adverse condition and the library is lack of resources and outdated books are still in use. While Gatto discusses we still apply a system called Prussian, an old theory since the Revolutionary War, which restrains students from developing creativities, autonomy and enthusiastic to experiment new concepts. Throughout the articles and researches, we must accept the fact that our school system met the problems and students are sufferers. Because students are the country’s future, therefore the government should prioritize by give more fund to improve the education system. Once the fund is available, not only school system will be able to pay teachers’ salary appropriately and give efficiency training skills, but also replacing new textbooks and implementing modern technology to help students learn actively and become

Children do not seem to have a sense of future and they often live in the present which is valuable because they are still young. Schooling puts pressure on their future because they are candidates of the future and their adult life is on hold. Though children are young to yet decide their future, they should have the options and experiences to have references for their ideal adult life. Dewey puts pressure on teachers have a duty to facilitate the students to help discover what they are interested in. By finding students’ interest, teachers should teach their students in the idea play so that students do not seem to be forced to learn something but rather it is because they want to learn. To add on, he believes that children should be making the choices through experiences and emphasizes “hand-on” learning which further indicates teaching in play and having experiences. Dewar uses the phrase “think for oneself” to the ideal education system, a person doing an action based on their own decisions without the help or influences of others which means that the proper way of teaching is, teachers aren't supposed to feed children the answers but rather children are suppose to come up with an answer but the teacher is there to guide you. every individual within themselves have untrained skills but are waiting for it be released or be stimulated.This relates back to Kliebard idea of having children in programs set for a specific job but if they have specific jobs that do not need

People always say “Mothers are the greatest characters in the world.” I agree because girls' education is an important part of successful families and successful societies, and educating girls means educating a generation. They have learned the knowledge that they can inherit as their mothers. In the real life, I have seen something like this happened before, “A Mother that she doesn't have any education. She doesn’t know what she can teach her children. Now her children become a ganger. She wants to They will listen to the old people said. They don’t even know it’s that right or wrong. This is why it’s important that women need to have the education. They need to teach their children what they have learned. If they don’t learn anything how can they teach their children? But women are not just born to being a mother, they can have their own career too. Like Women are important to have the education because it can decrease child marriage, Increased Literacy, and decrease cervical cancer.

America has always been the land of the free and the home of the brave since Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” The extent of America’s global influence is unparalleled. The country that advocates freedom and justice for all does not appear to include quality of life under that umbrella. A country’s Quality of Life (QOL) is a summation of the quality of education, health care, violence, and income. Unfortunately, because the United States is a vast, diverse nation, many problems still persist. While one may argue America is the best country in the world, quality of life is not considered when making that statement. America very well may be the best country in the world; however-- it does not have the best quality of life in the world.

The education system in the United States is one that has changed throughout time, and one that has drastically changed in the relatively recent years of the country. While the US was once a country that educated its students based on obtaining knowledge meant to help the individual succeed in daily life, the system is believed to have changed due to many of its students wishing to become accustomed to life in factories. This factory and manufacturing lifestyle was one with long, strenuous work days, with little time for breaks or communication between its workers. With this change came a change in the education, leading to long, strenuous work hours, and with an emphasis on standardized tests. This has thus changed the system from a curriculum that was once arts, music, and literature focused into one that focuses solely on mathematics and sciences. Through Scott L. Newstok’s article “How to Think Like Shakespeare,” Newstok analyzes how this change has led to the elimination of the contentment and even the imagination aspects of education. Without embracing the possible variations in education of students, this leads to the potential decline in advancements of the United States as a society.

In an idealistic world, one’s education would not be determined by their social class or living environment. Instead, those who live in the low class outskirts of an urban industrial population to those who live in ritzy suburban homes and are part of the private school system would be learning the same values and have similar if not equal curricula. However, we as a society have not managed to make this ideal applicable. Instead we find ourselves with an education system that seems to benefit those with favourable living conditions. As discussed in Anyon’s “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work”, depending on your economic status, you may be taught to just “Follow the steps in a procedure” as per the working class schools or how to independently carry out your creative activities as found in the affluent professional school. These very different extremes have an effect on one’s future by setting you up for a life as a factory worker or as a lawyer. It is this economical and social structure that I had to overcome to get to where I am today.

Education is an ultra-important aspect of our country’s success; it has been from the beginnings of our nation. We live in an ever-changing society on a global level, and the quality of education we need to survive and thrive in the world today is growing every day. Our nation has always been a part of education growth, but we deserve the proper education system in order to stay caught up with other education systems in our world today; why shouldn’t the United States be at the top of global education and growth? Education will always be a pressing issue for our nation, and we need to tackle this obstacle in a practical way.

The benefits of education can never be stolen from you, but can help you grow and evolve. Aside from leading you to better job opportunities, education will also make you surround yourself with people that will push you to become your best self. Education is also the hope most blue-collar and poor minority have to improve their future and create a better one for their kids. It is also the key to a better and brighter mindset. I intend to discuss the significance of post-secondary education and summarize the arguments of authors and their points of view. I will also reflect on the importance of education and how it will fit into my future, for example attending a four-year university and getting my bachelor's degree to pursue my dream of becoming independent and having something that will lead me to a brighter future and mindset.

Society has always been built up of set regulations that define individuals and their actions in what is acceptable and what is not. Today there is various components that are set to be socially acceptable but in reality they aren’t. Education, the press, religion and individuality are not truly regulated to fit everyone and Mill was right to simplify the problem to be the people. Society needs to review what is wrong with the idea of a good citizen and what it is based on and should change the factors expressing it in order to favor everyone because otherwise we are preventing future advances.