Only 37 percent of students in the United States are prepared for college-level math and reading according to the Wall Street Journal. The educational system in the United States has been criticized for a long time now. However, the government is putting its dearest efforts in trying to redesign the academic content and instructional practices in order to promote active and hands-on learning through the introduction of new legislation. Educational legislations aim to increase student readiness and achievement by providing high-quality programs, increasing parental participation as well as improving teacher education and professional development.
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This is a direct result of the Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Programs like career and technical education can provide students with opportunities for career awareness and preparation by providing them with the academic and technical skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education, training, and employment. This can improve student’s college readiness and achievement by introducing work-based learning. In this case, the student would allow the student to learn beyond the classroom personal understanding beyond textbooks. Through technical education, students get to face the real world and working environment themselves and create individual experiences. Many people attack this act by stating that since this introduces work-based learning, it would add more pressure to students in order to comply with the core curriculum and comply with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. However, this is not true. By the time a student graduates a high school that includes CTE programs, they have most likely received college credit, which can save them both time and money. At the same time, CTE programs give students exposure to different careers, internships, partnerships and high paying career. The purpose of college is to find yourself. At the same time, some foreshadowing can be done during high …show more content…
When in college, most work requires critical thinking and individual perspective, something that has lost its value while in high school. In order to combat this massive problem, the STEM Education Opportunity Act was introduced. STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects often require analytical skills along with problem-solving. The act requires supported activities to include research and development that improves understanding of learning and engagement in informal environments and design and testing of innovative STEM resources for such environments to improve STEM learning outcomes and increase engagement for elementary and secondary school students and teachers and the public. STEM makes a part in our everyday life. There is a big shortage of college freshmen that want to pursue a career related to STEM. After all, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 5% of U.S. workers are employed in fields related to science and engineering, yet they are responsible for more than 50% of our sustained economic expansion. By introducing various STEM programs within the school can help students to become more college ready and increase their achievement by increasing their proficiency when it comes to critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Once a student goes off to college, they have to start figuring out a solution by themselves. By encouraging a problem-solving based education, most students when presented
The real question is, why are students not college ready? In all circumstances, only one answer …show more content…
This is a direct result of the Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Programs like career and technical education can provide students with opportunities for career awareness and preparation by providing them with the academic and technical skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education, training, and employment. This can improve student’s college readiness and achievement by introducing work-based learning. In this case, the student would allow the student to learn beyond the classroom personal understanding beyond textbooks. Through technical education, students get to face the real world and working environment themselves and create individual experiences. Many people attack this act by stating that since this introduces work-based learning, it would add more pressure to students in order to comply with the core curriculum and comply with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. However, this is not true. By the time a student graduates a high school that includes CTE programs, they have most likely received college credit, which can save them both time and money. At the same time, CTE programs give students exposure to different careers, internships, partnerships and high paying career. The purpose of college is to find yourself. At the same time, some foreshadowing can be done during high …show more content…
When in college, most work requires critical thinking and individual perspective, something that has lost its value while in high school. In order to combat this massive problem, the STEM Education Opportunity Act was introduced. STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects often require analytical skills along with problem-solving. The act requires supported activities to include research and development that improves understanding of learning and engagement in informal environments and design and testing of innovative STEM resources for such environments to improve STEM learning outcomes and increase engagement for elementary and secondary school students and teachers and the public. STEM makes a part in our everyday life. There is a big shortage of college freshmen that want to pursue a career related to STEM. After all, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 5% of U.S. workers are employed in fields related to science and engineering, yet they are responsible for more than 50% of our sustained economic expansion. By introducing various STEM programs within the school can help students to become more college ready and increase their achievement by increasing their proficiency when it comes to critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Once a student goes off to college, they have to start figuring out a solution by themselves. By encouraging a problem-solving based education, most students when presented