Is the eduaction system really what it claims to be?does it educate and give everyone a chance? Or does it exist to quell class war and serve as a national baby-sitter?
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Comments: Should be at least 6 lines in length, thoughtful, relevant, polite, politically correct, clean, and feature analysis and evidence. They should also address at least one other person's comment on the question (unless of course you are the first to comment!)
Education is required and is available to everyone. Anyone could afford it, but not everyone has the potential to learn. Some people just don't care about their future and usually lack confidence. All we modest people believe we can't rise to the top because of how great the competition is. I personally dislike carrying around textbooks. Back when I went to school in Texas, the school had a lot more money than the schools here. We all had a home set, AND a class set of textbooks. The teachers actually teach instead of telling us to just read from the textbook. They weren't as lazy as the ones here, and made learning a fun experience. My classmates were way more hard-working than my classmates here, and the competition was at least twice as tough than here.
ReplyDeleteThe education system isn't what people would like it to be. I think even though everyone has a chance to try and make it through some won't whether it's because they have no drive or because they can't.Education(the schools) is put in place so people have a place to send their kids so their children aren't running around all day with nothing productive to do.
ReplyDeleteThe education system is wasteful in how it approaches teaching. With competiting organizations like AP and IB in the same class rooms with differing curriculums, it has really become a rush to cram as much knowledge in as possible for the test then quickly letting it out to make room for the next test. Colleges are no longer allowed to stand behind one standardized test. Students are having increasingly competitive mindsets, taking classes that really don't pertain to what they want to do in life, defeating the purpose of programs like KUDER, which seem useful in theory but are beat out as a waste of time by teachers and students.
ReplyDeleteSorry, forgot to reference another comment in my post. In comparing Elisa's post and my post, I've forgotten to address the other side of the spectrum. Unfortunately, made kids don't do anything particularly productive with their education. Punishment such as repeating grades and motivation with parties for grades above C's, to my knowledge, have not created a massive effect on the student population and a form of intrinsic motivation is needed.
ReplyDeleteAnd @ Catherine, some subjects simply cannot be taught any other way under the time frame pressure. When you sign up for (I'm assuming you're talking about....) APUSH and AP Biology, of course you're going to be reading a lot out a textbook. Experiments are fun and exciting but when it comes down to it, society has made it more important to know the facts first.
The education system in America is good in that it gives everyone an equal chance to succeed in life. If kids have special needs or need motivation, there are certain schools and counselors that can help these kids. I agree with Catherine that teachers need to learn to be better teachers. Some teachers that teach AP classes still manage to make the class interesting and they are knowledgeable and passionate about their subject and their profession. The majority of the teachers are lazy, like Catherine said, and I don't know if it is just this school or the whole country, but something should be done about it.
ReplyDeleteOn this one i agree with Priyanka who agrees with Catherine. The school system gives evreybody the same chance to succeed. its just up to the student on whether or not they wanna take up that chance. can;t nobody help somebody succeed but themselves. so i think the school system is doing their job. you can try to make somebody do something but its up to them whether they wanna do it or not. the school system trys. they get laws made so thatkids have to go to school. that shows caring to me.
ReplyDeleteI think that the education system does need to be reformed in the way that they spend useful amounts of money for ridiculous things. But I also think a lot of the problems we see with schools could also just be territorial. I agree with Courtney,some places have more students who want to succeed in school and have the desire to do well, while others just because it is the law. If a student wants to learn that probably makes the teachers job a little bit easier, but when students always have a defeatist attitude and refuse to apply themselves then that probably discourages many teachers who would be excellent if they could apply their skills.
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