Generation Y: Education In The United States
Essay 3
The Education of Generation Y
The United States of America is known as a superpower and a leader among industrialized countries. Yet the education system seems to be falling behind, with results that do not match what would be expected of such a powerful nation. In the past years it has been noted that Generation Y has fallen victim to an educational gap between the United States and the rest of the industrialized countries because of overconfidence and depression that in turn cause job opportunities to become much more scarce along with economic problems for the country.
The issue of an educational gap in the areas of math and science between the United states and other developed countries is one to be concerned with and therefore …show more content…
In the past decade technology has taken a very large leap forward and as a result a great amount of new tasks can be completed in ways that were not possible a decade ago. Chris Hopkins, professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, states that “nearly one-third of employers undertook major strategic changes in the last year requiring higher skill levels from employees” (Hopkins). In other words education is becoming more important to the job market every time and if domestic workers are not available the market will turn to foreign workers. Perhaps domestic jobs will not be taken over by foreign workers but the potential jobs overseas will be lost to other workers such as those from Japan and the United Kingdom that are ranking at higher levels in“critical areas essential to remaining competitive in the global workforce” which are “literacy, basic math, and problem-solving skills” as described by Professor Chris Hopkins (Hopkins). In the same sense the journal Achievement Growth affirms that “a nation’s growth rate of GDP is very closely related to the level of international test scores in math and science” so the better the scores the higher the growth and vice versa (Hanushek). It is therefore safe to conclude that education levels can greatly affect a nation’s future for good or for
The Education of Generation Y
The United States of America is known as a superpower and a leader among industrialized countries. Yet the education system seems to be falling behind, with results that do not match what would be expected of such a powerful nation. In the past years it has been noted that Generation Y has fallen victim to an educational gap between the United States and the rest of the industrialized countries because of overconfidence and depression that in turn cause job opportunities to become much more scarce along with economic problems for the country.
The issue of an educational gap in the areas of math and science between the United states and other developed countries is one to be concerned with and therefore …show more content…
In the past decade technology has taken a very large leap forward and as a result a great amount of new tasks can be completed in ways that were not possible a decade ago. Chris Hopkins, professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, states that “nearly one-third of employers undertook major strategic changes in the last year requiring higher skill levels from employees” (Hopkins). In other words education is becoming more important to the job market every time and if domestic workers are not available the market will turn to foreign workers. Perhaps domestic jobs will not be taken over by foreign workers but the potential jobs overseas will be lost to other workers such as those from Japan and the United Kingdom that are ranking at higher levels in“critical areas essential to remaining competitive in the global workforce” which are “literacy, basic math, and problem-solving skills” as described by Professor Chris Hopkins (Hopkins). In the same sense the journal Achievement Growth affirms that “a nation’s growth rate of GDP is very closely related to the level of international test scores in math and science” so the better the scores the higher the growth and vice versa (Hanushek). It is therefore safe to conclude that education levels can greatly affect a nation’s future for good or for