Cypress Lake High School Gap Analysis

Another example of how the education system is weakening is best modeled by this generation of teenagers. This generation has struggled with competition being removed from classrooms, grade scales being based on effort instead of achievement and overall, grades being more imperative than knowledge. In a brief interview around the Cypress Lake High School’s hallways, seventy-five percent of surveyed juniors and seniors reported feeling unprepared for the future. Cristina Hernandez, Class President and Advanced Placement (AP) student, stated that, “I had to be very independent mid-junior year, I always cared for school and doing well but I never knew that school was an investment for my future or that I needed certain things to get into college; …show more content…
School is all we’ve known. We have trusted and respected teachers since we were little, without question, and in return they’ve held our hands and spoon-fed us up until second semester senior year. We have always had to ask permission to go to the bathroom or get a pass and in less than ten months we’ll be adults who can vote and choose whether or not we even show up to class. What kind of system is that?” Individuals of all ages are less prepared for the competitive work force in this century. CCSS has removed competition in classrooms due to a research proving that competition is damaging to children’s self-esteem. “The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that competition is destructive, particularly, but not exclusively, for children,” said Alfie Kohn, an author and speaker whose views on the negative aspects of competition are widely followed in the field of parenting. “It’s a toxic way to raise children.” Due to competition being considered damaging, children and young adults are graded on effort not achievement and therefore are robbed a vital skill used every day in the