American Society's Dependence on the Education System
American Society's Dependence on the Education System
Each child that grows up in America by law is supposed to attend schooling from first grade through the age of sixteen. The purpose is so that being that all people in the country will be literate, and able to be a productive member of society. Does this mean that all students must reach the same level of education, the same level of literacy? Unfortunately, not all students that attend school until they are sixteen will have the same education. Many schools do not have the resources needed to prepare students properly. Is it the fault of the students, the school or the community? So what should schools do? Many people who study education have different views on how to deal with that question. Mike Rose, and E.D. Hirsch are two people who have very different views on education.
I believe that schools need to tailor their education systems to fit the students that they are teaching. Kids today are coming from very different backgrounds, and that should be taken into consideration when preparing a curriculum for school. Students who are coming from rough areas are going to have a difficult time focusing on school. Some kids will be wondering when they are going to be able to find food for their next meal, while others may be afraid to go home. There is no way that these students are going to be able to pay attention in classes, and get all their homework done.
I don’t think that students should ever be looked down upon, or be viewed as “un-teachable”, but rather there should be a different way that they are able to learn the same basic concepts that are taught in high schools. As soon as a child feels that they are unable to do something that student is going to shut down, and give into these ideas. Students need to be encouraged; they need to know that teachers care about their success, and them. Kids who have positive motivators around them are going to do better than kids who are continuously put down.
Mike Rose believes more along the lines of what I do. Rose feels that education should be focused on the different areas. Rose was a student in a rough area. Then, he went off to school, he was accidentally placed in the wrong class. He was put with the...