Wow! Who would have ever thought that our country would become known to have one of the worst educational systems. The reason why some students do not succeed in the United States educational system is because everyone does not feel the same way about education. Some people believe that they do not need an education to become successful and some people feels as they do. In the education system, you have some people that want to learn and some that don’t. It can also be the tough environment the student lives in that makes them not want to learn. Also, some students do not have a strong support system to get them through school, such as family, teachers, and friends. These are some major factors that contribute to the United States of America
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Our society says one thing and then does another. They say education is the key to success; but then again there are people that are successful that never got an education higher than high school. This is the reason why the educational system is 50/50 between students that want to learn and students that do not. This being because most students where I am from try to get the easy way out and when they see people that are successful that never went to college they think that they can do that as well. It’s sad to say, but not everyone is born the same, you have to earn what you want, the hard way. According to The importance of college after high school graduation by Chris Blake “college provides you with the opportunity to educate yourself further and at a higher level in the field of your choice.” This is significant because you are not only learning about the career you chose; but also building relationships with people that can help you become …show more content…
According to the book The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell one student says “I’m not afraid of anyone anymore. Now I’m my own gang. I protect myself. I got my own back. I still carry my gun with me just in case I run into some trouble” (14). The issues that the student was dealing with at the time was family issues and being in a gang. I question myself to the fact why do students have to feel unsafe in an environment that they grew up in? The environment that the student lives in, most students where I’m from live the same. They are raised to protect themselves through any means necessary; even if that means using a gun just to feel protected. Their lifestyles flow into their education because the life they’re living is already rough as it is. Meaning most students are not even concerned about passing school; they are just focused on trying to survive by whatever it takes. Not everyone that lives in a bad environment falls victim. This is significant because some people make the best out their environment despite what is going on. Also, in The Freedoms Writers by Gruwell another student says “Raised in a shitty neighborhood, I have to adapt to what is happening around me...I got into tagging, because bangin and dealing drugs or kickin’ it with gangsters were not my thing” (21). He realized that he would not be a part of the violence in the city he was raised up in, but instead get
Our society says one thing and then does another. They say education is the key to success; but then again there are people that are successful that never got an education higher than high school. This is the reason why the educational system is 50/50 between students that want to learn and students that do not. This being because most students where I am from try to get the easy way out and when they see people that are successful that never went to college they think that they can do that as well. It’s sad to say, but not everyone is born the same, you have to earn what you want, the hard way. According to The importance of college after high school graduation by Chris Blake “college provides you with the opportunity to educate yourself further and at a higher level in the field of your choice.” This is significant because you are not only learning about the career you chose; but also building relationships with people that can help you become …show more content…
According to the book The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell one student says “I’m not afraid of anyone anymore. Now I’m my own gang. I protect myself. I got my own back. I still carry my gun with me just in case I run into some trouble” (14). The issues that the student was dealing with at the time was family issues and being in a gang. I question myself to the fact why do students have to feel unsafe in an environment that they grew up in? The environment that the student lives in, most students where I’m from live the same. They are raised to protect themselves through any means necessary; even if that means using a gun just to feel protected. Their lifestyles flow into their education because the life they’re living is already rough as it is. Meaning most students are not even concerned about passing school; they are just focused on trying to survive by whatever it takes. Not everyone that lives in a bad environment falls victim. This is significant because some people make the best out their environment despite what is going on. Also, in The Freedoms Writers by Gruwell another student says “Raised in a shitty neighborhood, I have to adapt to what is happening around me...I got into tagging, because bangin and dealing drugs or kickin’ it with gangsters were not my thing” (21). He realized that he would not be a part of the violence in the city he was raised up in, but instead get