What Are The Broad Goals Of Education

In society today, a college education is often seen as a “the next step” in a young adult’s life. Whether they actually know what they would like to earn a degree in, they feel the need to continue their education as almost everyone around them is pursuing post-secondary education of some sort. It is often argued that a college education is not necessary to get ahead because of the manufacture based workforce that is up and coming in America, however, there are many benefits to having a post-secondary education such as a higher rate of pay and more job opportunities.

The goals of public education revolve around three main areas that include; the political goals of schooling, the social goals of schooling, and the economic goals of schooling. These goals were placed with the idea that all children should receive public education whether you were poor or rich and schools focused on teaching about political views and the law to avoid conflicts. Schools were the focus of many hopes for political, social, and economic improvement.

The purpose of education is to prepare students for their futures with both knowledge as well as fundamental life skills. I believe students are highly capable beings who have a desire to be productively challenged. To empower students to meet and exceed high expectations set forth by the state, school, or teacher, it is imperative that educators “teach for enduring understanding through partnerships and by drawing on brain-based education, students ' multiple intelligences, and culturally appropriate curriculum innovations” (Laster and Johnson). Beyond guaranteeing students can read, write, and perform basic math functions, we should be producing graduates who are responsible individuals positively contributing to society, reliable workers, and devoted family members. Whether students receive a scholarship to attend college or go to work immediately following graduation, we must train them to conduct themselves with integrity, have an admirable work ethic, and solve challenging problems they may face throughout their lives.

Many may believe that the United States school system is flawless; that no other countries school system or organization is as advanced as ours, “just like our government.” Those people need to come into the realization that our school system is broken, we need to be realists and not dreamers when it comes to something as serious as our education. Our school system has not been putting in the needed or required effort to reach the goals of true education or a good education that we, as students, deserve. Schools have been cheating us of what we deserve. Although some may believe our school system is perfect, it is not; our school system is broken and it needs to be fixed.

In Kisautaq Lenona Okakok’s essay “Serving the Purpose of Education” she discusses the education dilemma in her borough of North Slope, Alaska, where many of the occupants are indigenous people of the Inupiat. Western education was thrust upon the Inupiat people of Alaska, changing the traditional way they taught their children. Okakok explains why and how The Board of Education for North Slope, Alaska took entire control of their education system after having Western education try to influence their way of teaching. The way the Inupiat teach is different from that of Western education, not only do they teach a different language (Inupiaq), they also need to teach a different curriculum that is better suited for the people of the North Slope compared to that of Western education. Okakok’s essay analyzes the way Western culture and teachings influenced her own culture, and how the Inupiat have taken control of their own education again while using considerable examples to defend her claims.

The National Education Goals, adopted in 1990, specified eight goals for educational improvement in the United States. As stated in the National Education Goals, “By the year 2000, every school will promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children” (National Education Goals Panel, 1998). According to the final report, there was no significant change in the level of parent participation in the majority of the states. The No Child Left Behind law established strict provisions for states, school districts, and schools with regard to parental involvement among the parents of disadvantaged students for increasing academic achievement (U.S. Department of Education, 2003). Epstein suggests that schools establish comprehensive school-family partnership programs.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest,” once said by Benjamin Franklin, is a quote that is very important to me. If educational opportunities are taken seriously, the knowledge gained is invaluable. Throughout my years at Darlington High School, I have been very focused on my college education, including being a part of the Youth Options program at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

In order for education to develop within schools, we need to provide students with skills and knowledge to be successful in life and to enter the 21st Century workforce

Time after time you hear about going to college; whether at work, family, friends, and even when you are in high school you might have been repeatedly told of how it can benefit you in the long run in regards to your future. They say a good education can take you far in life. Students in high school may still question the importance of a college education. In the world of today people find themselves asking, “Why is it important to go to college?” An important aspect of succeeding in today’s world is getting a better education, and it’s much more than just a degree - in college you also learn how to better prepare for assignments, perhaps one of the most important things you can get out of attending

After reading The Aims of Education by Whitehead, it made me think about my experience working with Beans and Rice, specifically applying school and learning to real life. The Beans and Rice program does micro-society with the students, meaning they all have jobs within the society: government, restaurant, craft making and sales, etc. We teach them to use what they learn in school and carry it over to the after school program. In the article it talked about how if you are going to teach the quadratic equation then the people learning it should know when they have to use it. When tutoring some of the students, I have been asked “when am I ever going to use this?”. Then we turn to micro-society I can show them exactly how they will use the

students develop skills that prepare them for the work force or continued education. School to post

The need to get a job should never be the major objective of attending school. The need to go to school must be driven by the internal push to understand the political, social and economic issues that affect humanity. The attachment of the self-actualization to the dream job and academic achievement is misplaced and must never be part of the motivation in modern learning institutions. Students, parents and education specialists have for a long time instilled in the ongoing students that they should focus on learning to get the dream jobs once they complete education. Education should prepare students to seek jobs that aim at creating a better society rather than acquiring wealth and becoming

According to President Bush, he made an announcement on April 18, 1991 that he wanted to achieve six national education goals by the year 2000. There are six objectives: 1. Make sure every student is ready to learn on the first day of school. 2. 90% graduation rate 3. Making sure that each has the skill for all core subjects. 4. Make sure that a student have achieved in the math and science 5. To ensure that every adult is well-trained and possess the abilities to contend with an environmental economy and will able to live upwards to his or her responsibilities of citizenship 6. Two free all schools from drugs and violence so that learning can take place. Admitting that the White House tact sheet had accompanied and take action for the change for American education was considered for a number of reasons. The reason being was that 8 years pursuing the publication of A Nation at Risk (1983), educational results was not significantly improved. Second, our global participants and partners were really taking education extremely well because American students were about the "lynchpin of the large numbers" in worldwide assessments. Understandably, that a principal role for legislative initiative was to accomplish competitive educational excellence, which would help to improve global economic competitiveness. Reforms in Special education are facing significant reform. , because of the great deal of motivation of this reform has emerged from disappointment with the departure of

    I will argue that the societal goal of public education is to help students develop morals, beliefs and values to help them become an active member of society. Throughout this paper, I will explain why the importance public education has in shaping individuals to become productive members of society. I will try to help you understand that we as a society, are not just sending our students to school to meet a required number of days of education, but to model a civilized population. I will demonstrate that teachers are working to create lifelong learners that are driven to achieve personal goals.

achieving their own goals and interests in life by the set system of classes and requirements that are in place. Allowing students to focus on subjects they love and find interest in, will