Over these past few years, I have gone from teenager to legal adult. I 've read, witnessed, and gone through many things my young mind couldn’t even begin to fathom. 1.3 million high school students don 't graduate on time yearly. We have the opportunity to give all the children in our country the chance to to attain an excellent education. Education is not reaching the masses of children grades K-12 in America and we can no longer accept this failure.
Every child in this world learns things a different way, we have even discovered names for different types of learning such as spatial, auditory-musical, linguistic, and kinesthetic. Since we have that information one would think that educators would make some changes to the way children learn …show more content…
There is seriously a new iPhone out every couple months. Technology and the way the world works constantly gives us new environments. “That said, the changes in education…” according to David Leonhardt in his article from the New York Times, “are not nearly large enough to counteract the forces pushing in the other direction.” Although the school systems are tyring to propel and adjust will the 21st century system the masses are uncomfortable with the change because they don 't understand it themselves they are not implicating the change. You hear the all too familiar “this is not the way I was taught and I ended up fine”. We do not have full support in the changes of the school system. "I fully expected this fight and expect more to come next year," says Michael Kirst, professor emeritus of education and business management at Stanford University. "The early stages of Common Core were too good to be true. It spread with virtually no opposition. There 's always going to be pushback against anything that fundamentally changes public education."How are we supposed to embrace the new wave of 21st century thinking when the shift of common core has only brought negative thought into the minds of the public and into the classroom. Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement a book by Eric Jensen informs us that “For many students, school is an obligation, not a joy and a privilege. This means you …show more content…
Students are not all of our population, but they are 100% of America’s future. If we accommodate to students dreams and give them the tools to success there is no telling what they are capable of achieving. The fish no longer have to climb trees and feel stupid for trying to meet expectations they are not capable of. Let 's change the “one size fits all” standards of education. I believe we can achieve this kind education that allows children all across America to have the same opportunities. I want the child that is more interested in technology to be given encouragement and praised for his interests that society will label as “different”, so that they might be able to build something life changing one day. We need an education system that prepares all children K-12 for the challenges of tomorrow by addressing their individual needs with the help of families, schools, and communities. America is land of the free, home of the brave, land of opportunity. For
Every child in this world learns things a different way, we have even discovered names for different types of learning such as spatial, auditory-musical, linguistic, and kinesthetic. Since we have that information one would think that educators would make some changes to the way children learn …show more content…
There is seriously a new iPhone out every couple months. Technology and the way the world works constantly gives us new environments. “That said, the changes in education…” according to David Leonhardt in his article from the New York Times, “are not nearly large enough to counteract the forces pushing in the other direction.” Although the school systems are tyring to propel and adjust will the 21st century system the masses are uncomfortable with the change because they don 't understand it themselves they are not implicating the change. You hear the all too familiar “this is not the way I was taught and I ended up fine”. We do not have full support in the changes of the school system. "I fully expected this fight and expect more to come next year," says Michael Kirst, professor emeritus of education and business management at Stanford University. "The early stages of Common Core were too good to be true. It spread with virtually no opposition. There 's always going to be pushback against anything that fundamentally changes public education."How are we supposed to embrace the new wave of 21st century thinking when the shift of common core has only brought negative thought into the minds of the public and into the classroom. Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement a book by Eric Jensen informs us that “For many students, school is an obligation, not a joy and a privilege. This means you …show more content…
Students are not all of our population, but they are 100% of America’s future. If we accommodate to students dreams and give them the tools to success there is no telling what they are capable of achieving. The fish no longer have to climb trees and feel stupid for trying to meet expectations they are not capable of. Let 's change the “one size fits all” standards of education. I believe we can achieve this kind education that allows children all across America to have the same opportunities. I want the child that is more interested in technology to be given encouragement and praised for his interests that society will label as “different”, so that they might be able to build something life changing one day. We need an education system that prepares all children K-12 for the challenges of tomorrow by addressing their individual needs with the help of families, schools, and communities. America is land of the free, home of the brave, land of opportunity. For