America's Education System
1. What is your reaction to the video?
Public schools today are struggling to teach children the essential skills to become good, hard-working, citizens in the real world. After watching this video, I now realize how unacceptable public schools really are. My eyes have been opened as to why our schooling system is ranked so low compared to those of other countries. Along with this, I see how ignorant many people can be when it comes to America’s schooling system. Even though all these other countries have been succeeding with their education systems, many of these teachers in America believe that our system provides results. I do not understand is why they cannot see how unsound our system is when the facts are right in front of them. I believe …show more content…
One of the most surprising things to me involved the teachers and supporters of America’s school system. Hearing that they believe our education system is working when the data says it is not really surprised me. It did not make sense for them to believe the education children receive in America is first-rate. How can these teachers turn a blind eye to the evidence that they are wrong? This question boggles my mind. These supporters of the American system were not the only reason the video surprised me however. The fact that some charter schools hold lotteries just to accept students made me really see how desperate some parents can be to get their children into a decent school. Charter schools set an example on how many American citizens believe that our education system needs to be overhauled. They do not want their children to attend the schools they were assigned to, so, they must hope that they win the lottery to get their children a good education. The third and final thing that surprised in this video has to do with the superintendent in South Carolina. She believes that their school system is improving when the SAT scores for South Carolina are the worst in the country. Why she believes that they have a good school system is what confuses me. So many residents of South Carolina oppose it, including the governor himself. This superintendent, along with the charter school lotteries, and the teachers …show more content…
After considering it, I believe that the system is fair. There are some good examples of success coming out of the American school system. However, there are also many bad examples that show how the system is failing. Many students coming out of American schools were pushed through school with passing grades just to get them ready to join the work force. These students were not actually taught anything, and so, they fail to comprehend many problems that life throws at them. One problem that the American education causes is parents’ inability to choose the school their child attends. This means that children must attend the school chosen by the government, regardless of whether the school is credible or not. Children that grow up in an environment where schools do not teach properly end up failing when it comes to their education. The fact that copious amounts of distant countries beat us in how educated students are shows how our system does not work. While there have been good attempts to assist our system, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, they fail to actually correct the problem. The American education system’s inability to correctly educate children is what makes me believe that America’s education system is only fair. To fix education in America, we need to adopt the systems of the top performing countries, such as Belgium, that work instead of relying on our old methods
Public schools today are struggling to teach children the essential skills to become good, hard-working, citizens in the real world. After watching this video, I now realize how unacceptable public schools really are. My eyes have been opened as to why our schooling system is ranked so low compared to those of other countries. Along with this, I see how ignorant many people can be when it comes to America’s schooling system. Even though all these other countries have been succeeding with their education systems, many of these teachers in America believe that our system provides results. I do not understand is why they cannot see how unsound our system is when the facts are right in front of them. I believe …show more content…
One of the most surprising things to me involved the teachers and supporters of America’s school system. Hearing that they believe our education system is working when the data says it is not really surprised me. It did not make sense for them to believe the education children receive in America is first-rate. How can these teachers turn a blind eye to the evidence that they are wrong? This question boggles my mind. These supporters of the American system were not the only reason the video surprised me however. The fact that some charter schools hold lotteries just to accept students made me really see how desperate some parents can be to get their children into a decent school. Charter schools set an example on how many American citizens believe that our education system needs to be overhauled. They do not want their children to attend the schools they were assigned to, so, they must hope that they win the lottery to get their children a good education. The third and final thing that surprised in this video has to do with the superintendent in South Carolina. She believes that their school system is improving when the SAT scores for South Carolina are the worst in the country. Why she believes that they have a good school system is what confuses me. So many residents of South Carolina oppose it, including the governor himself. This superintendent, along with the charter school lotteries, and the teachers …show more content…
After considering it, I believe that the system is fair. There are some good examples of success coming out of the American school system. However, there are also many bad examples that show how the system is failing. Many students coming out of American schools were pushed through school with passing grades just to get them ready to join the work force. These students were not actually taught anything, and so, they fail to comprehend many problems that life throws at them. One problem that the American education causes is parents’ inability to choose the school their child attends. This means that children must attend the school chosen by the government, regardless of whether the school is credible or not. Children that grow up in an environment where schools do not teach properly end up failing when it comes to their education. The fact that copious amounts of distant countries beat us in how educated students are shows how our system does not work. While there have been good attempts to assist our system, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, they fail to actually correct the problem. The American education system’s inability to correctly educate children is what makes me believe that America’s education system is only fair. To fix education in America, we need to adopt the systems of the top performing countries, such as Belgium, that work instead of relying on our old methods