American Public Education System

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 become engaged to learn. A few simple changes to the design of schools and teaching methods could go a long way. Granted, there are some pros to today’s education systems. For example, we are very fortunate to have the resources for education that …show more content…
Standardized testing only takes away from time that could be used in the classroom for instruction. This form of testing does not benefit students in any way. It has been proven through research that standardized test can raise teenagers’ anxiety levels. High anxiety can cause the student to lose focus on school and lead to major health problems. Once taking the test and receiving their results, the students are not provided with feedback on how to improve their scores. This gives zero benefits to them making the test almost pointless. Back to the point of the “one size fits all” system, standardized tests don’t take into consideration that students learn different ways. Questions are often worded complicated and only a handful of students understand what they are being asked. Lastly, it only proves how much the student has memorized, not precisely what they have truly learned. (Three flaws in the education system and how to fix them) In addition to just in-school improvements, the government has set up plenty of programs to try and improve education. For example, Bush’s No Child Left Behind and the strive for Common Core. These programs could be beneficial, if they were encouraged more. We will never know if the programs will work if we do not try them out. The work to implement Common Core lacks funding. To be able to make a change in schools, there has to also be federal help. This also includes …show more content…
The standards for becoming a teacher should be raised. This will ensure that only the most dedicated and qualified persons become educators. Along with this, teachers should be treated better. These are the people responsible for educating our children and bettering their future. Teachers should receive better pay. Better pay will make a teacher’s job worthwhile. With low pay, teachers are likely to care less about their job because they know there are better paying jobs out there. To influence teachers to work with students, allow students to rate teachers on their teaching. This will give administrators an idea on how well particular teachers are doing from the students’ point of view. (48 ideas on how to improve the U.S. education system) Likewise, there needs to be more focus on thinking and analyzing and less on memorizing. A good understanding of a topic is far more important than just memorizing it long enough to pass a test on it. If the student understands the topic, it is likely to stick with them in the future. It is possible for them to memorize how to do the problem without understand what is actually being done. This is only going to hurt the students’ future if they would need to know how to do a certain thing and they do not understand it. (48 ideas on how to improve U.S. education