The Kitten in the Lion's Den The kitten is like a new spark of life in the softest fur. With bright eyes that tell of pure innocence, tempered by an undercurrent of curiosity and adventure. Imagine the kitten leaping out of a small pin she's been confined to her whole life, the place that she has grown and developed in, as she enters the world unknown. The kitten expects this world to be filled with lush green trees and endless amounts of flourish grassland for her to continuously pounce and play. Now, imagine after all that time in her pin feeling ready to conquer the big world beyond, the moment this kitty leaps out of her enclosure a massively ferocious lion pounces from behind a tall dark bush and tears that kitten to shreds. She, left vulnerable due to easily avoidable ignorance. This, perfect correlation of how the American education system works. Due to young
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What do these schools do for children? Why is it the United States has dozens of laws, obligating parents to place their children in schools? It evident that education is highly valued in this country, yet why is it that the United States numbers do not compare to other countries. According to the traditional idea by Eleanor Roosevelt, the true purpose of education “should adapt to the needs of society, and to provide them the tools necessary to prosper” (Sloan 1). If this is the case, schools are not doing an adequate job to achieve this goal. Children are graduating from High School without a clue on how to enter the working world. Researcher Sandy Malone of the Huffington post claims “Nearly three-quarters of hiring managers aren't hiring millennials - even those with college degrees- because they aren't prepared for the job market”, clearly this is due to them not receiving the basic skill set that should be obtained through the K- 12 process; this is causing the next generation to be incapable to compete in the world with these lions. (Malone
What do these schools do for children? Why is it the United States has dozens of laws, obligating parents to place their children in schools? It evident that education is highly valued in this country, yet why is it that the United States numbers do not compare to other countries. According to the traditional idea by Eleanor Roosevelt, the true purpose of education “should adapt to the needs of society, and to provide them the tools necessary to prosper” (Sloan 1). If this is the case, schools are not doing an adequate job to achieve this goal. Children are graduating from High School without a clue on how to enter the working world. Researcher Sandy Malone of the Huffington post claims “Nearly three-quarters of hiring managers aren't hiring millennials - even those with college degrees- because they aren't prepared for the job market”, clearly this is due to them not receiving the basic skill set that should be obtained through the K- 12 process; this is causing the next generation to be incapable to compete in the world with these lions. (Malone