Do you ever hate an established rule your school has, or the amount of homework you get? Well, these regulations weren’t always the same and they’ve altered over time. The American education system has been modified tremendously throughout the years. Not only did the rules or the amount of schoolwork, homework, or tests develop, but the attitude of the teachers and students have transformed too. Many laws were changed, including the fact that only boys could go to school, but now both genders can attend school. Many people think that the education system could improve in many ways. However, not many people share their ideas on how it can be changed. In order to make the system more efficient, we need to know about past education and the rules
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Instead of using the internet or technology in the Colonial Ages, students learned from textbooks so they could remember the lessons (ex: hornbook, bible). Upper class families were offered educations where they learned, reading, writing, simple math, poems, and prayers. However, gender played a big role in the system, boys were offered more advanced subjects and girls focused on how to become a mistress of plantation. The percentage of males that could read and write, 75%, was higher than that of females, 65%. Boys were allowed to carry on to college while girls were taught housework. Finally, by the 19th centuries an appropriate and organized system was made. All genders and social classes were allowed to attend school. By the 20th century, everyone was able to have an education and any race was allowed and treated the same. This caused the percentage of teens who graduated high school to increase by 80%. The education system has evolved tremendously, but we still need a few more …show more content…
Many schools offer after school tutoring or they assign tutors to the students who need help. Not only do American schools offer the tutoring, but also clubs and sports which can help with college résumés. America has some of the best colleges which offer thousands of scholarships. This can help many families around the world to help pay for college. Scholarships help kids get on the right path in college and they can then pay off loans easily. When going to college, people may be confused on what to major in so the first two years of an American college, you don’t have to choose your major, so you could study any subjects you want. America also has many types of schools to help with problems of transportation or social connections (ex: homeschooling, online schools, etc). This will help with kids who have anxiety or lack of
Instead of using the internet or technology in the Colonial Ages, students learned from textbooks so they could remember the lessons (ex: hornbook, bible). Upper class families were offered educations where they learned, reading, writing, simple math, poems, and prayers. However, gender played a big role in the system, boys were offered more advanced subjects and girls focused on how to become a mistress of plantation. The percentage of males that could read and write, 75%, was higher than that of females, 65%. Boys were allowed to carry on to college while girls were taught housework. Finally, by the 19th centuries an appropriate and organized system was made. All genders and social classes were allowed to attend school. By the 20th century, everyone was able to have an education and any race was allowed and treated the same. This caused the percentage of teens who graduated high school to increase by 80%. The education system has evolved tremendously, but we still need a few more …show more content…
Many schools offer after school tutoring or they assign tutors to the students who need help. Not only do American schools offer the tutoring, but also clubs and sports which can help with college résumés. America has some of the best colleges which offer thousands of scholarships. This can help many families around the world to help pay for college. Scholarships help kids get on the right path in college and they can then pay off loans easily. When going to college, people may be confused on what to major in so the first two years of an American college, you don’t have to choose your major, so you could study any subjects you want. America also has many types of schools to help with problems of transportation or social connections (ex: homeschooling, online schools, etc). This will help with kids who have anxiety or lack of