The United States Education System

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.

America used to thrive on its education system and that is why it became one of the greatest nations in the world. Education is the backbone of our country, and we must give high priority to improve its current condition. Unfortunately, in the past couple of decades, the education system has been regressing. It has been on the decline and not as effective. The quality of education in a country has an influence on GDP growth, social cohesion and social well being in general. In order to improve the quality of education in the U.S., the following must be taken into consideration: the structure of our education system must be reanalyzed, we must compare and contrast our education system to systems of other countries with higher rankings, and finally, there must be a solution.

Many people know that the U.S. does not rank very high in education. You hear about how they are always trying to improve education, but they still fall short of where they strive to be. In Anu Partanen’s “Finland’s School Success, What Americans Keep Ignoring” she addresses this issue. She points out what Americans are doing wrong, what Finland is doing right, and how the U.S. can improve the education system in many ways.

Education is a necessity across the globe, from America to Africa to China. Some education systems, however, are more successful than others and hold differing views and approaches to education. Culture greatly impacts education, which in turn impacts further opportunity. As unfair as it may be, a child’s cultural background largely determines their level of success. The American education system is lacking when compared to various other world cultures, and this is causing the socioeconomic gap to grow. Because of this inadequate education, more and more families are dipping beneath the poverty line. This could be due to poor discipline as well as the diversity of students. The diversity of the students results in a wide array of needs that are not being met by the public education system. This issue could be minimized by working to create a more inclusive academic environment to ensure equality and success.

In a progressively more globalized world that necessitates more effective educational practices, the U.S., once the biggest global force in education, has seen its dominance slowly slip out, and its educational status fall even lower than that of several third-world countries. The decline experienced in American school system academic achievement is not as a result of lack of funding, but as a consequence of the overall educational system watering down. According to Gatto, educating children through the existing public school system of America is crippling rather than helping them. From his essay, ‘Against School,’ it is established that the goal of the whole public school system is to limit people’s intelligence in an attempt to create a society that is manageable. Gatto continues to state that action is needed to change this situation. He supports his assertions using current and historical information about the American school system and his personal experience. After reading his article, one realizes that most of Gatto’s arguments are true. It is true that the American education system is making the students comfort to the government and society norms, which is why they are easily bored. This essay’s goal will, therefore, be to support John Gatto’s beliefs.

The United States spends more money on education each year than any other country in the world, yet the education system is not thriving. Three decades ago, America was the leader in the quality of high school diplomas, yet, students in the U.S. rate 31st in math literacy and 23rd in science in comparison to the rest of the world. (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) The country that is famous for being the most advanced and innovative country in the world is yielding a generation that is falling behind in the global education race. Public K-12 education is worsening simultaneously with the growing competitiveness of universities. Part of the problem is that teachers are not being paid sufficiently, and many find themselves being laid off. College is getting exponentially more expensive each year. These are only a couple of the issues that the american education system faces today, but the list carries on.

The United States is lagging behind the rest of world in terms of our educational system. We seem to put more emphasis on sports while we cut teachers, defund programs, and neglect making improvements to our schools. This point is highlighted at the very beginning of the article by pointing out the fact that on a critical thinking math test, countries such as Shanghai and Singapore scored the highest while the United States ranked thirty-first. We must acknowledge the disconnect in our education systems to see how we can improve our teaching methods. Most of the top ranking countries put education over everything else which can put overwhelming pressure on its people, but they still value the fact that education equals

America’s education system has recently been a concern for many people. A recent international test “shows the U.S. trailing behind educational powerhouses like Korea and Finland.” (The Atlantic) In addition, the U.S. was 26th out of the 34 countries who took the International Student Exam; considering the U.S. has the world’s largest economy, this rank is abysmal. If the U.S. wants to improve their education rankings, they are going to have to look at countries who are currently seeking success. Two of those countries, Finland and Korea, approach education quite differently than the U.S; nevertheless, their methods seem to be working for them.

In the article Policy Points: A Nation at Risk, analyzes Terrell Bell’s report on the education system in April 1983. It made recommendations to help the nation be able to compete with other nations. The report focused on education reform and what should be the testing standards. The article raised the question whether or not the nation was at risk. “The report presented a doom-and-gloom picture of an America headed toward second-rate status based on the failure of its schools to produce students able to compete in the global economy”(pg.1). With the argument in hand the author then presented the facts of education actually developing for the better, such as, workforce increasing by 125 percent and the United States being the

The United States was just recently ranked 20th of the top twenty education system in the world, according to World Top 20 Project, and in American eyes, that is like getting last place. Ever since the beginning of time, humans have always competed against one another in various competitions (Human Rights Advocate, 2017). From trying to conquer the world, there are still some trying to do that today, to simple acts of athleticism or brain power. From the space race to the Olympic Games, and now the education race. Countries are trying to see just how hard they can push their youth to learn and become successful so that the country as a whole can benefit from their new human capital, but research can show

The world’s view of the American education system may be skewed, in my opinion. Our colleagues in other lands may have feelings both of superiority and inferiority. Some nations claim a superior system that exceeds any standards that America may hold. Others are practically sneaking people in to the country just to give their young children hope of a “good” education. It is easy to see how confusing it is that America’s education system seems to be one of the greatest in the world, and yet, it is a lower ranking system worldwide.

Many angry crowds ask educators, “Why do our children rank merely average on the international scale?” America is the top ranked country in terms of spending on their children’s education, so why is it that their test results always land only slightly above average? There is are are many different answers, but one thing is clear: Americans get the schools they want. They are full of the latest technology that, in the scheme of things, make no difference, with dozens of sports that are considered by many to be even more important than education, and no consequences for bad grades or even failure. The reason America is not high on the global scale in terms of education can be explained through the eyes of three different students spending a year

America is persistently investing in education to keep up with the competitive nations, but their efforts have been unsuccessful. By understanding the current system used in America, as well as those used in the countries that out perform us, we can discover the cure. Through research I have found that the greatest strength to any education system is the funding it receives. This paper will go into detail about the education systems that outperform America, particularly how they function, and how they are funded. We will also discuss details as to how much the United States is spending on their education system and what President Obama has in mind to correct the problems America is currently facing with their curricula.

In light of a lot of controversial issues over education matters, different people take different sides and give out individual opinions. There is a common belief that good education would provide a country with a lot of benefits such as more promising economic growth and higher living standards. As the global economic recession is taken more seriously, more and more people are now turning their attention to education in America, the most powerful country in the world, asking whether it will be still up to its name in the future and what kind of improvement to education can make contribution to the social economy. In addition, media also gives data on America’s stagnant education

In the article “Learning from Abroad”, by Ben Levin, Robert B. Schwartz, and Adam Gamoran, several reforms for improving and maintaining high academic performance are analyzed. The authors highlight that although The United States has made efforts to improve academic performance, the results have been disappointing. They thus look to other countries in which academic performance is high or has raised. They make it