“After World War II, the United States had the number one high school graduation rate in the World. Today, we have dropped to number 22 among 27 industrialized nations” (“Statistics- The Education Crisis”). Society’s technology is advancing faster than American people can keep up with. (2-3 sentences leading up to) Even though people think education would consume time for family and extracurricular activities, intelligent individuals would develop better career choices, a better rounded country to keep up with global competition, while attaining new learning skills.
Each school day should be longer because it would benefit decisions made upon career choices of the youth. “Less than half of Americans- 46 percent- finish college” (“Statistics- The Education Crisis”). Students do not graduate from college because there is an abundance of time spent contemplating which career would suit them best and what classes to take. Added days and hours of school throughout the year would allow students more time to experiment in different environments to challenge and find themselves. Having teachers challenge students in advanced math, elaborate core classes, and electives would cause striking improvements in test scores; those classes would benefit the …show more content…
America could help by adding longer and more school days in the year to help enhance students test scores, to provide clear career paths, and to build upon the expectations we have set for the future. Although education is suffering in America, nevertheless, longer school days would benefit the country drastically. Students need to be prepared for generations behind them to set an example to bring America back to good standards. There is hope for change, there is hope for improvement, and there is hope for
Each school day should be longer because it would benefit decisions made upon career choices of the youth. “Less than half of Americans- 46 percent- finish college” (“Statistics- The Education Crisis”). Students do not graduate from college because there is an abundance of time spent contemplating which career would suit them best and what classes to take. Added days and hours of school throughout the year would allow students more time to experiment in different environments to challenge and find themselves. Having teachers challenge students in advanced math, elaborate core classes, and electives would cause striking improvements in test scores; those classes would benefit the …show more content…
America could help by adding longer and more school days in the year to help enhance students test scores, to provide clear career paths, and to build upon the expectations we have set for the future. Although education is suffering in America, nevertheless, longer school days would benefit the country drastically. Students need to be prepared for generations behind them to set an example to bring America back to good standards. There is hope for change, there is hope for improvement, and there is hope for