Education begins at home. According to Henslin. “education (is) a form of system of teaching values, knowledge, and skills. Reflecting on my early days as a child. I can recall my parents and elders in the household teaching us various values, as we grow older, we were taught basic skills such as, cleaning, and washing among other household chores. Therefore, when one move onto the formal educational system all the transition would be easier, and the support from home would no doubt be helpful. This can be part of the solution to the problems facing the United States educational system. In this essay a broad range of text will be used to examine problems faced by the US educational system, potential solutions, gender stratification and why
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During the years, 1960s to 1980s school’s officials went into a panic mode, because the SAT scores were below average thus, the chances of many of them losing their jobs were evident (Henslin 2014). The advent of grade inflation was also not good. This does not improve the society in any way because on paper students may appear with good grades, however, on the other hand, they are not capable of understanding some basic principles as it relates to what they should have learnt in school. It is unfortunate to note that the United States education system entertains grade inflation. The bad thing about this is that some of the students who boast high grades, and the students who work very hard and achieve genuine grades will both compete for similar positions, especially in the working world, this no doubt will stagnate society because an employer may employ a person with high-grades when factually this student was just a recipient of grade inflation. Some teachers may want favors such as, promotion which are based on recommendations from students, therefore, they will give students high grades (zangenehzadeh …show more content…
They are almost like a second parent to any learner. Therefore, special attention needs to be provided as it conveys to good quality teachers. Per Jenigan, research shows that the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement is very strong. He further went on to state that research conducted by the National Center for analysis of longitudinal data in education research is relevant, because of the study; “middle school mathematics teachers with an advanced degree enhances the ability of teachers to promote students’ achievements”. It is obvious for one to see that whenever a teacher achieved elevated levels of education they are better able to produce students of high caliber. This will no doubt contribute to the solution to the educational problem facing the United States. An increase in funding can be part of the solution to the American education difficulties. An increase in funding can guarantee the United States educational structure to meet the growing demand for global competitive education (NEA,
During the years, 1960s to 1980s school’s officials went into a panic mode, because the SAT scores were below average thus, the chances of many of them losing their jobs were evident (Henslin 2014). The advent of grade inflation was also not good. This does not improve the society in any way because on paper students may appear with good grades, however, on the other hand, they are not capable of understanding some basic principles as it relates to what they should have learnt in school. It is unfortunate to note that the United States education system entertains grade inflation. The bad thing about this is that some of the students who boast high grades, and the students who work very hard and achieve genuine grades will both compete for similar positions, especially in the working world, this no doubt will stagnate society because an employer may employ a person with high-grades when factually this student was just a recipient of grade inflation. Some teachers may want favors such as, promotion which are based on recommendations from students, therefore, they will give students high grades (zangenehzadeh …show more content…
They are almost like a second parent to any learner. Therefore, special attention needs to be provided as it conveys to good quality teachers. Per Jenigan, research shows that the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement is very strong. He further went on to state that research conducted by the National Center for analysis of longitudinal data in education research is relevant, because of the study; “middle school mathematics teachers with an advanced degree enhances the ability of teachers to promote students’ achievements”. It is obvious for one to see that whenever a teacher achieved elevated levels of education they are better able to produce students of high caliber. This will no doubt contribute to the solution to the educational problem facing the United States. An increase in funding can be part of the solution to the American education difficulties. An increase in funding can guarantee the United States educational structure to meet the growing demand for global competitive education (NEA,