For teachers to properly do their jobs they have to know why they are teaching. In the same vein, the education system must figure out what they should teach the next generation. In Neil Postman’s book, The End of Education he stated that “At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living” (Preface). Education should teach students the tools they will need to create a life, not how to get ahead in school. The system is not preparing children for the real world, it is showing them how to do well in school. Which is important, children need to do well in college, but what will they do after that? Teachers cannot and should not have the weight of that question on them. Parents and educators need to work together for the future. Teachers should focus on their students understanding the topics they are being taught. However, that is not the case, society needs to adjust and figure out what students and educators need. In doing so, both teachers and students can have better
For teachers to properly do their jobs they have to know why they are teaching. In the same vein, the education system must figure out what they should teach the next generation. In Neil Postman’s book, The End of Education he stated that “At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living” (Preface). Education should teach students the tools they will need to create a life, not how to get ahead in school. The system is not preparing children for the real world, it is showing them how to do well in school. Which is important, children need to do well in college, but what will they do after that? Teachers cannot and should not have the weight of that question on them. Parents and educators need to work together for the future. Teachers should focus on their students understanding the topics they are being taught. However, that is not the case, society needs to adjust and figure out what students and educators need. In doing so, both teachers and students can have better