Pros And Cons Of America's Astounding System

Education is the key to success. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.” Dating back to as early as the 1600’s America has valued education. Significant figures such as the Founding Fathers and Horace Mann all agreed that it promoted liberty and brought forth a level of unification. Many credit the United States for being exceptionally diverse and flexible when it comes to education, however, compared to international countries, our country is grappling. Studies have proven that the U.S.’ student academic achievement trails in comparison to international peers. The problem, in my opinion, is that the system is failing and it’s due to the fact that there …show more content…
To get us started, the United states is nicknamed “The land of opportunities”. Multiple studies have revealed that we have one of the highest rankings in our education. While that can be verified, most people wouldn’t assume just how misleading the statistics can be. Even though the United States is said to have an astounding system, there is an immense lack of equality. “The ultimate test of an educational system is whether it makes sure that every student, whatever their background, is exposed to the content they need to compete in today's society.”(Schmidt, Huffingpost) I believe this is true to some degree, but it is not all the way accurate, especially considering the fact that America operates in multiple sectors within education as we have public, charter, and private schools. It is typical for a student who attends private school to have greater benefits/advantages opposed to adolescents who attend public school. According to Money Talk News private school students are 50.9 percent more likely to be more disciplined and is 50.8 percent chance of encountering a more feasible learning environment. If the goal is to expose students to content