The TED Talk, that took place in May of 2013, was given by Geoffrey Canada addresses a few of the many issues going on in the Department of Education today. A lot of people are involved in the recent controversy over education in America. In the book Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education” the author, Diane Ravitch, gives her views. She has eleven chapters dedicated to her opinion and stories about the education system. The business model being used to improve the education system is not working. The business model displays that no matter how many children continue to fail there will be no changes made to the school system to help those children. Canada effectively convinces
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“What is five billion dollars to the United States? What did we spend in Afghanistan this year? How many trillions?” (Canada). The government has its eye focused on other issues. The issues are going to keep coming if we do not educate the upcoming generations. This generation of children growing up is our future. “The real safety of our nation is preparing this next generation so that they can take our place and be the leaders of the world when it comes to thinking and technology and democracy and all that stuff we care …show more content…
When children do not have proper health care it makes sense that they get sick more than children who have regular check-ups. “We know health services matter.”(Canada). A child with a headache is not going to come to class completely ready to learn and work hard. They are going to be focused on their head hurting and not will not feel well enough to have motivation to get their work done. Some children need breaks. Having enough time set aside for physical activity is crucial. Whether it is blowing off steam or just having some mental pause time, physical activity is going to be beneficial to those students. When they go full force, all day long their brains are going to be tired. Arts in the school are valuable to some students more than others. Some children take their time drawing, dancing, or acting to relax and regain composure for the next day. “You know why I provide kids with those health benefits and the sports and the recreation and the arts? Because I actually like
“What is five billion dollars to the United States? What did we spend in Afghanistan this year? How many trillions?” (Canada). The government has its eye focused on other issues. The issues are going to keep coming if we do not educate the upcoming generations. This generation of children growing up is our future. “The real safety of our nation is preparing this next generation so that they can take our place and be the leaders of the world when it comes to thinking and technology and democracy and all that stuff we care …show more content…
When children do not have proper health care it makes sense that they get sick more than children who have regular check-ups. “We know health services matter.”(Canada). A child with a headache is not going to come to class completely ready to learn and work hard. They are going to be focused on their head hurting and not will not feel well enough to have motivation to get their work done. Some children need breaks. Having enough time set aside for physical activity is crucial. Whether it is blowing off steam or just having some mental pause time, physical activity is going to be beneficial to those students. When they go full force, all day long their brains are going to be tired. Arts in the school are valuable to some students more than others. Some children take their time drawing, dancing, or acting to relax and regain composure for the next day. “You know why I provide kids with those health benefits and the sports and the recreation and the arts? Because I actually like