Educational Opportunities

The United States faces several challenges, however in my opinion one of the biggest issues we face is educational opportunities. This is a major obstacle to the people who are trying to reach their full potential. Without educational opportunities people face several downfalls such as limited or no pathways to jobs, no means to obtaining skills and training to full fill job duties; which then leads to health care issues, and struggles to pay for basic necessities or weather hard times. Because of the limited access to educational opportunity people lose faith in the education system, hard work, and other opportunities that we once believed would lead us to success. Beginning with grade school, the education system has many flaws within, …show more content…
These obstacles prevent them from pursuing careers they can rise in. In order to provide people with equal opportunities we need to have more technical colleges, because employers are more likely to hire individuals who have hands on training and skills, however, this also leads to the government making schools more affordable so that low income people may have access to these tools. America is known as the land of opportunity, but lately it seems as if though many of those opportunities are hindered due to the inability to pay for college. Because not only does it expand your knowledge, but the education obtained in college opens you up to a doorway of infinite opportunities that can be seized. Whether it is affordable healthcare, opening up a business, or paying a mortgage on a new home, all this is made possible by getting a good education; which is why I think that a good step towards equal education for everyone in the United States is by making college free for the people such as in other countries(Patillo). Without receiving an education and training skills people are limited to the few economic opportunities offered with low income and little education. As the SCI commercial says "Without any school I can 't get a job, without a job I can 't get any money, Without any money I can 't go to school(SCI)." This is an example of the vicious reality that many low income individuals of …show more content…
Beginning with the earlier years of education the government is concentrating on measuring students based on a test rather than their overall knowledge. Therefore society needs to stop putting so much pressure on our children to pass a single test and encourage them to embrace the knowledge of teacher taught curriculums. Even after high school we then face the challenge of trying to pay our way through college in hope of a better