It is no doubt that the United States is no longer the innovator of education it once used to be. Results displayed by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows our country has been placed at “an unimpressive 35th out of 64 countries in math and 37th science” in the year 2012 (Desilver). Although the U.S. has been steadily improving on the PISA over the past four decades, they lack gradual improvement in comparison to many countries such as Singapore and South Korea (Desilver). For this reason it is critical that the U.S. must improve its teaching practices and systems in order to better itself for the future. Education encourages innovation in our society and if we continue at this pace will fall back into mediocracy. Educating
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One example of the faults in this system is how it affects the teachers. Not only does it restrict teachers from teaching outside the core subject, but it also puts the career of the teacher at risk. According to an article on ED source, teachers that perform poorly on the common core standards can be at jeopardy of losing their job. If they perform poorly and do not reach basic standards two consecutive years in a row than they are in danger of losing their job (Nadeem). Furthermore, it has been proven that the test system itself is flawed. In one case a teacher who had performed lower from the previous year was in danger of losing his job. Although his scores were significantly above the standard, since his scores decreased, he was labeled as an “ineffective teacher.” This should not be how we treat our educators. Teachers is much more complex than it seems. For example there are several ways students learn. Such as the VARK questionnaire, it can be shown that students can be a combination of different styles from visual to kinesthetic learners. So when a teacher must teach in a way in which all students learn effectively it can be difficult. With this in mind it is not only ineffective to gauge a teacher effectiveness but it is also demeaning for teachers to be experienced within a few
One example of the faults in this system is how it affects the teachers. Not only does it restrict teachers from teaching outside the core subject, but it also puts the career of the teacher at risk. According to an article on ED source, teachers that perform poorly on the common core standards can be at jeopardy of losing their job. If they perform poorly and do not reach basic standards two consecutive years in a row than they are in danger of losing their job (Nadeem). Furthermore, it has been proven that the test system itself is flawed. In one case a teacher who had performed lower from the previous year was in danger of losing his job. Although his scores were significantly above the standard, since his scores decreased, he was labeled as an “ineffective teacher.” This should not be how we treat our educators. Teachers is much more complex than it seems. For example there are several ways students learn. Such as the VARK questionnaire, it can be shown that students can be a combination of different styles from visual to kinesthetic learners. So when a teacher must teach in a way in which all students learn effectively it can be difficult. With this in mind it is not only ineffective to gauge a teacher effectiveness but it is also demeaning for teachers to be experienced within a few