The Stupid In America

20/20’s host, John Stossel, reported on America’s schools titled “Stupid in America” and expresses the failure of American public schools. The entire video is propaganda. Stossel does not give any evidence that goes against his point to try and persuade his audience to agree with him. He expresses that European education is superior to American’s. And also believed that schools would improve if parents were able to choose which school their child would be sent to.

We could limit some of the rules. We could have a meeting with the teachers to talk about this situation. During that meeting, maybe we could discuss the issues students are having with this code and find out a way to change it up some.

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In Rereading America an excerpt by Michael Moore entitled “Idiot Nation” focuses on the collapsing educational system in the United States of America. Moore brings to light his view on the failures of the educational system and the lack of financing that has been caused from the top of the food chain. Politicians as well as American corporations contribute to the decline in education according to Moore. He attempts to give the reader a clear picture of where America places the importance of educational funding. He follows-up with detailed examples on what districts and schools resort to in order to gain financial support for their programs. Moore is quick to point out the irony of politics and education in America

The educational problem presented on the documentary “Waiting for Superman” shows how the educative public system is in the United States. In our state, it is a right to have an education and the government provides it. The way our state works when it comes to public school has stopped parent’s from looking into others schools to get their kids into, and this

America’s education is failing, and serious reform is needed. The topic of education has been in the forefront over the last few decades. Many, including politicians have attempted to tackle what seemed to be a hopeless situation. With all the corruption and bureaucracy within the system, it is unlikely that this problem will be resolved anytime soon. However, there is hope amidst all this, and that is charter schools. Charter schools impact education by having passionate teachers who truly care for their students’ well-being, use up-to-date school methodology, are able to function with less bureaucracy, and have accountability that results in less corruption, and increased cost efficiency.

The issue with identifying a single problem with the American education system is the extreme complexity of it. There are a number of factors that play into a student’s success. These factors include, but aren’t limited to: economic background, home life, teachers, family emphasis on education, administration, curriculum, and extracurricular activities. The film most often blames teachers for the prevailing problems with the education system. Most critics are quick to tell you that this is wrong; however one should not dismiss this idea so quickly. According to a study conducted by a Stanford economist named Eric Hanushek, teachers are accountable for up to twenty percent of a student’s success. Diane Ravitch, author of “The Myth of Charter Schools,” leads her readers to believe that this should absolve teachers from any wrongdoing. However, twenty percent is a considerable number, accounting for one fifth of a student’s success. Despite the numbers, teachers are an intricate part of the learning process. A great teacher can make or break you in the long run of really understanding the course

Many of us believe that public education has been with us for quite some time. This stands to reason as we know that our parents, our grandparents, even our great grandparents, have participated in public education of some type, but it is at this point where things begin to get fuzzy. The truth is that public education as we know it today, free public education, available to anyone, regardless of class, social standing, race or religion, is an American phenomenon and has only been in existence, in the form that we now understand it, since the early 20th century,(Plant, Decline 213). Truth be told, at the onset, government sanctioned education was most often met with resistance, even violence,

In the article “Idiot Nation” the author, Michael Moore, rants about the current education system. Moore paints an old ratty picture of the typical classroom and emphasizes the lack of materials, knowledge and technology found inside them. He argues that because of the limited funding and neglect in the education system, it has been possible for large corporations to step in and fill the void. Moore also talks a little bit about the politics that reign inside the present day school system. I believe there is a lot of truth to Moore’s rant.

Michael Moore’s main goal in “Idiot Nation” was to give his opinion on the unethical educational system of America. Also to show how corrupt and poor political decisions have caused schools to look to corporate funding for money. Moore argues that politicians have neglected the educational system. This neglect has allowed for corporate businesses to come in and solve their problem but with their own priorities in mind and not the futures of the children. Throughout “Idiot Nation” Moore gives examples of ignorance in America and gives us more insight on why he has such a negative view on the educational system of America.

America: the land of freedom and innovation. For upwards of two hundred years, America has impressed the world with the courage of her people, her ideas, her ingenuity, and her tenacity. Her very name is synonymous with the dream of freedom and the idea that one can make something of oneself regardless of beginning social status if only one works hard. America gives her working citizens, overall, an amazing quality of life compared to most of the world. However, she has her problems: political unrest, social justice issues, issues defining the Constitution, school shootings, police brutality, and many more concerning issues. Some purport that many of America's problems could be solved with education. However, that in and of itself is a problem. America's educational system is corrupt and not her own. It is an age

In its beginnings American public education was a rather revolutionary concept. This conception—which was cemented upon the notion that education should be free and compulsory to the masses—was scoffed at by many in the elite class however, this was the age of enlightenment thinkers and America’s founding fathers came to a significant conclusion; If America was to survive as a democratic nation its citizens would need to be more informed than ever before. Knowledge is power and if America were to compete with the rest of the world each generation would require even more knowledge than their predecessors. With this idea in mind many American public schools—in their beginnings—were exemplary

Okay everybody, it's that time again. I just realized that AOL members are some of the dumbest misinformed people the world over. Poor grammer is the first sign of stupidity and the comments posted here are riddled with it. America is in the shape it's in because we have some of the dumbest people in the world.

Let 's get straight to the point, American public school 's are failing, and although the solutions to their many problems aren’t entirely implicit, remedial endeavors have been lackluster at best. In fact, According to PISA(Program for International Student Assessment), a recent international academic assessment, American students are significantly falling behind their international counterparts in math, reading, & science, and have sunk to the 36th spot in the international ranking (Coleman 2013). This problem, however, is one that has persisted for several decades, so it should be no surprise that American public schools are struggling. What is surprising, is that this is the case despite the fact that “primary and secondary education accounts for 20 percent of state general fund expenditures, making it the second largest component of state spending behind Medicaid” (SBS 2014). When discussing the causes for these disappointing statistics, some may be quick to blame the teachers or focus most of their attention on only one or two issues, when in reality there are several problems with U.S.A 's school system; All of which need to be addressed with individual solutions. From oversized classes, to low standards for student success, impersonal teaching methods/curriculum, and detrimental programs like No Child Left Behind, the problems with American public schools are quite extensive, so fixing them wont exactly be easy. Since many of the problems

For over a century, America 's public schools have been an essential source of the country 's power. Public education has created citizens that became