Essay on America: Dumbing Down Our Students

Some might come from bad homes and never get the learning that they need from their parents. The school must step up and help these students learn. They are our future America. According to Charles J. Sykes, “American students are unable to effectively compete with the rest of the industrialized world, because our schools teach less, expect less, and settle for less than do those of other countries” (Sykes, 9). I know what it takes to become a teacher. I am in the process of my degree to that career. It is hard work. I would not want to go through all these years of school and learning just to walk into my future classroom and not teach my students something profitable. As a college student, I would not want my professors to help my social skills or make me feel good about myself. Yes, those play a little key in learning, but that is not why I am in college. I want my professors to teach me the skills I need to make it in the real world. I want them to make me the best I can be my stretching my knowledge of different subjects. On the other side of this argument, some think that teaching the children of American is the parent’s responsibility. Some say it is their duties and rights. This is why homeschooling is becoming popular. Parents are realizing that they want their kids to get a good education under their supervision and guidance. I would still have to argue that America has placed schools in place