Public Education In High School

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There is much debate about how to improve public education in high schools. The solution has been found, there is no solution. Some people may criticize this statement saying that there can be a solution if they keep working, but there is no solution because there is not a problem. High school education is so flawless in every single area that to truly comprehend its greatness, someone must first understand each of the aspects of this system that make it so fantastic. Schools have come a long way in education and have perfected it almost completely. Anything and everything from the grading system to teacher salary and student’s eagerness to learn, make the high school education system the well-oiled-machine that it is.
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Some jobs occasionally require teachers to take home some work, or work a little after school for overtime pay. Teachers will almost never have to stay after school to aid students with their work or to make up a test, because they are so good at teaching it the first time. Another benefit is the lunch break, when teachers can unwind without being disrupted by students coming into their classrooms for help, not that any students would need help from them. The occasional test or homework assignment that teachers may have to grade is really the only thing that they must take home, and those are very rare. Because they don’t have much, if any, work after school, teachers are always willing and ready to teach their students and this enthusiasm is reflected on to the …show more content…
In all of the classes in school, every student is always focused attentively on the teacher, absorbing all of the information being communicated with such passion that is truly astonishing. Constantly people are trying find a student that does not give the teacher his or her undivided attention but to this day one has yet to be found with his or her head down, a student who is texting, or even someone staring off into space; they are all completely involved in what the teacher in teaching them. Also students are so dedicated that they come to school every day so that they can learn as much as they can. There have been many instances in which the parents attempt to convince their son or daughter to stay home from school so that the student may sleep in and relax for the day, but the student will insist on going because they have a test that day or even just because of their determination to learn is too strong that they cannot be held back. Pretty much all classes are this way, flawless in every

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