Pros And Cons Of The American Education System
Is the American education system struggling? This is the question that has been brought up multiple times in recent years. Nothing has been done to improve the quality of our education despite the many complaints revolving around it. Steps must be taken in order to come about a change such as: in the classrooms to improve work ethic, introducing creativity, and changing the current grading system. The level these steps are currently at is damaging the American education system.
A major problem with our current American education system is how the grading system is calculated. Doing well on a test is the main focus of the current system, measuring whether or not a student can remember information for the next test. This shows that tests don’t …show more content…
The education system in America focuses on the core subjects including math, reading, and writing. By having this focus students aren’t given the opportunity to explore their creativity. In his essay “Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why,” John Gatto states, “Boredom was everywhere in my world, and if you asked the kids, as I often did, why they felt so bored, they always gave the same answers: They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it. They said they wanted to do something real, not just sitting around” (226). In school students are taught the same basic math, reading, and writing concepts. They are also forced to memorize material for a test instead of actually learning it. The College Board is working to make the education in American schools more reliable, as seen in Tamar Lewin’s text on David Coleman. “There’s no reason on earth for common core standards and these tests that we’re wasting billions of dollars on” (Lewin). If students were offered a better curriculum they would actually learn the material instead of just memorizing it for a test. They would have the opportunity to be more creative and learn the best way they can, leading to the improvement of the American education
A major problem with our current American education system is how the grading system is calculated. Doing well on a test is the main focus of the current system, measuring whether or not a student can remember information for the next test. This shows that tests don’t …show more content…
The education system in America focuses on the core subjects including math, reading, and writing. By having this focus students aren’t given the opportunity to explore their creativity. In his essay “Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why,” John Gatto states, “Boredom was everywhere in my world, and if you asked the kids, as I often did, why they felt so bored, they always gave the same answers: They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it. They said they wanted to do something real, not just sitting around” (226). In school students are taught the same basic math, reading, and writing concepts. They are also forced to memorize material for a test instead of actually learning it. The College Board is working to make the education in American schools more reliable, as seen in Tamar Lewin’s text on David Coleman. “There’s no reason on earth for common core standards and these tests that we’re wasting billions of dollars on” (Lewin). If students were offered a better curriculum they would actually learn the material instead of just memorizing it for a test. They would have the opportunity to be more creative and learn the best way they can, leading to the improvement of the American education