I've heard alot about some Americans being outraged about our falling educational system. And honestly I must join them in this outrage. Some of the numbers I have come across in my research, has made me open my eyes and realize that this is a huge problem. Not only is America having a tough time with other things right now, its education system is rapidly failing. Something I am not personally fond of. We all know the saying "education is key" so now that it is going down the drain must later generations find a new key?
This topic is very diverse because it will take alot to change the way things are currently going for America. Teachers are underpaid which in turn (in some areas) may cause them to "underpay" our students reguarding education. And now that I think about it my early education (elementary and middle school) may have let me slide by as well as other schools are doing current school children. Not saying that I didnt learn anything, however I will say I do not think I was properly prepared. For instance, in one of my Advanced Placement classes in High School alot of students from our local private school transferred to our school and I realized how better with grammer, and writing period they were than me. It seemed like they were better prepared for this AP English class than I had been, making comments like " I learned this is middle school". Thinking back I realized that we may have brushed on grammer but it wasnt really "taught" like I needed it to be.
To be honest, I feel like if things are not changed soon and I mean very soon America will no longer be what we all thought it would be. Hopefully these teachers can teach and inspire kids to learn and be great. Because without well educated and ambitious children there will no longer be any well educated and successful adults.
Here are a few sights I found with info on this matter.
http://jesus-is-savior.com/Family/Parents%20Corner/failing_educational_system.htm
http://www.thedrakegroup.org/Splitt_Failing.pdf
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=1500338
It is so true that teachers are underpaid! I went to a private school in middle and high school. Private school teachers are paid less than public school teachers. I do feel like with the salaries that they are given some teachers do not give enough into teaching what they are supposed to.
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