Problems in Our Education System Essay

The American education system has been a system that has been heavily criticized not only by other countries, but by the people, especially the students, within America. Many people have voiced their complaints and how the long terms affects the American public school system will have on many future generations making their way into the workforce. However, no one knows what the most troubling thing about the school system that needs changed, because it seems like there is too much that needs to…

majority of Americans are generally aware that the lower class citizens in our country face many struggles because of their place in society. However, the degree to which these struggles affect lower class people’s lives is often underestimated. My eyes have been opened to the flaws in our society’s social class system, and these issues are something that the entire country needs to become aware of in order to correct the problems. The lower class people in America are falling further and…

Social Issues Global Food System: Ellen Gustafson The social issue presented in the video by Ellen Gustafson is about global food problem. Within this video, she is addressing how a big number of people all over the world are facing hunger problem. In addition, she talked about how many other people are facing obesity problem because of eating some of the produced food which lacks corn, soy, and wheat. Ellen said that the main cause of both hunger and obesity problem is agriculture. She…

A Rhetorical Analysis of “The Banking Concept of Education” The United States education system has always been criticized as being inadequate and very complex. Most importantly, our current education system has always been chastised for not letting children think for themselves. Paul Freire wrote the article “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” to inform the audience of how atrocious the United States education system really is. Most classrooms are lectured-based classrooms where the teacher…

reiterates to me how messed up our public school system is. In this movie we follow about five children’s stories as they go through the lottery process of getting into school that will help them succeed in the future as opposed to the low performing public school they are currently in line to attend. The title refers to the need for someone or something to be able to come into this nation and help solve the problem of poor school systems. Whether that be the system as a whole, the teachers, or…

school in any shape or form due to our laws of compulsory education. However, many argue that our education system is not as great as it should be. As America is one of the worlds most developed countries, yet we still constantly fall beyond is rankings of education. Why is this? Well, Prince Ea, a spoken word poet, uses his YouTube platform to address this. Posting a video titled, “I Just Sued the School System”, Ea provides a depth look at our education system. The video amusingly takes place…

to universities till they reach golden age. This shows that education is important in everyone’s life. Students are the future of a country. However, do we really produce all-rounded generations and value all of their potentials or are we actually producing fact machines and struggling competitive generations? This question caught the concerns of two authors which they discuss it along with the two articles which are “We Should Cherish Our Children’s Freedom to Think” by Kie Ho and “College…

around, of course I want to stay in my cozy bed all day, but I force myself to get up and go to school because I value my education. I push myself to get up, knowing it will be worth it in the long run. Every day I attend school now, increases my chances of getting into the colleges I’ve always dreamed about. My future makes me strive for good grades and a vigorous education. Participating in school now, will get me further in life; I will be more likely to have a successful career and be able…

Improving the American Public Education system is no longer a choice; it is something that needs to be done. Having an education is one of the most essential things in life. A good education makes for a good life. With having said this, why are American schools beginning to fail? It is not the result of bad teachers, student, or administrators. It can be as simple as the way schools are designed and the way different schools are treated. We have to make school interesting again for students to…

Hindrance As the world progresses, as parents we expect the education of our children to progress as well. Within this progression, the state of North Carolina has spent 8 million dollars to adopt the new Common Core Standards for Math and Language Arts. These new Common Core Standards have been put into place to produce successful and college ready students. However, a problem has been created with these new standards. This has created a problem because the concepts of teaching now are a…