We frequently hear elderly generations complain about our generation. But the thing is, prior generations have supplemented our whole educational system. As early as 6 years old we have been exposed to the ancient regulations, tedious schedules, and severe faults that our elders have put into place.
However, this dire fact remains, our schooling system for public schools has not changed in over a century, according to Encounter Books. “When our public education was created in the 19th century, its primary goal was to produce obedient factory workers to fill the new jobs being created by the industrial revolution. Industrial revolution schooling involved industrial revolution goals and industrial revolution methods, organization, standardization, and an overall assembly approach, but the needs of the 21st century are not the needs of the 19th century.” (Encounter) Public schools are underperforming. So a great deal of money is being put into the school system, but we ironically keep getting poorly educated kids out of them. The ways of teaching need to change over time as the needs change. Test scores have stayed at the same percentage since the 1970’s, yet there hasn 't been any action taken to fix mistakes. The fault is not a shortage of money it is an exponential shortage of value.(Encounter) An individual 's brain can differ from the rest as much as the variety of sizes differ in an age group. “We argue that one-size-fits all assessments disadvantages students who are English Language Learners, in the USA, as well as students with limited economic resources, special needs, and not reading on grade level.” (Eric) You might wonder how standardized testing got started. Well these types of tests appeared once the legislation passed No Child Left Behind. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush 's education-reform bill, was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002. You would think that by 2016 school systems would have realized that students learn differently. That being said, having the same teaching approach for every student is not going to help excel their education in the same ways. Although there has been some research on how to reach every student needs. “Preliminary findings from this 6-year study suggest that situational assessment in virtual contexts does in fact help students in answering multiple choice questions correctly and also help students better their own science knowledge and learning process.”(Eric) America is amongst the highest ranking nations for expenses with education in the world, but produces the lowest test scores. …show more content…
The training of our teachers is not as extensive as our lawyers and doctors. After all, we entrust these teachers with the fate of each generation. We need exceptional leadership to receive phenomenal results. “Accountability only works if we actually help people learn and grow and teach them what they need to know in order to be held accountable. Instead we are doing the opposite.”(Nationswell) Although, the unorthodox teachers should not be terminated immediately, but given referrals to improve, instead. There are two types of schooling systems: wealthier urban jurisdictions and poor urban areas. The second is the one with a major crisis. “Too many are receiving high school diplomas that do not certify academic confidence in basic subjects. Too many are being left unprepared for the world of work. Too many are being left unprepared to go on to higher and advanced technical training. Those schools are indeed in crisis as they require emergency …show more content…
The future of students is based on good test scores. This forces students to stay up all hours of the night studying. Many believe these tests are the only way to measure intellect, but experts disagree. “Students are tested to an extent that is unprecedented and unparalleled to anywhere else in the world, scores measure superficial thinking, experts condemn overly important tests, teachers are being fired for bad test scores.” (Caleb Zakarin) There was a study between test scores of the wealthier kids compared to kids who lived in poverty. “For every single section the scores went up from wealthy backgrounds. Wealthier families are able to afford the best tutors. It is not that wealthy students are supreme to financially unfortunate students, but they have an advantage because of their wealth.”
However, this dire fact remains, our schooling system for public schools has not changed in over a century, according to Encounter Books. “When our public education was created in the 19th century, its primary goal was to produce obedient factory workers to fill the new jobs being created by the industrial revolution. Industrial revolution schooling involved industrial revolution goals and industrial revolution methods, organization, standardization, and an overall assembly approach, but the needs of the 21st century are not the needs of the 19th century.” (Encounter) Public schools are underperforming. So a great deal of money is being put into the school system, but we ironically keep getting poorly educated kids out of them. The ways of teaching need to change over time as the needs change. Test scores have stayed at the same percentage since the 1970’s, yet there hasn 't been any action taken to fix mistakes. The fault is not a shortage of money it is an exponential shortage of value.(Encounter) An individual 's brain can differ from the rest as much as the variety of sizes differ in an age group. “We argue that one-size-fits all assessments disadvantages students who are English Language Learners, in the USA, as well as students with limited economic resources, special needs, and not reading on grade level.” (Eric) You might wonder how standardized testing got started. Well these types of tests appeared once the legislation passed No Child Left Behind. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush 's education-reform bill, was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002. You would think that by 2016 school systems would have realized that students learn differently. That being said, having the same teaching approach for every student is not going to help excel their education in the same ways. Although there has been some research on how to reach every student needs. “Preliminary findings from this 6-year study suggest that situational assessment in virtual contexts does in fact help students in answering multiple choice questions correctly and also help students better their own science knowledge and learning process.”(Eric) America is amongst the highest ranking nations for expenses with education in the world, but produces the lowest test scores. …show more content…
The training of our teachers is not as extensive as our lawyers and doctors. After all, we entrust these teachers with the fate of each generation. We need exceptional leadership to receive phenomenal results. “Accountability only works if we actually help people learn and grow and teach them what they need to know in order to be held accountable. Instead we are doing the opposite.”(Nationswell) Although, the unorthodox teachers should not be terminated immediately, but given referrals to improve, instead. There are two types of schooling systems: wealthier urban jurisdictions and poor urban areas. The second is the one with a major crisis. “Too many are receiving high school diplomas that do not certify academic confidence in basic subjects. Too many are being left unprepared for the world of work. Too many are being left unprepared to go on to higher and advanced technical training. Those schools are indeed in crisis as they require emergency …show more content…
The future of students is based on good test scores. This forces students to stay up all hours of the night studying. Many believe these tests are the only way to measure intellect, but experts disagree. “Students are tested to an extent that is unprecedented and unparalleled to anywhere else in the world, scores measure superficial thinking, experts condemn overly important tests, teachers are being fired for bad test scores.” (Caleb Zakarin) There was a study between test scores of the wealthier kids compared to kids who lived in poverty. “For every single section the scores went up from wealthy backgrounds. Wealthier families are able to afford the best tutors. It is not that wealthy students are supreme to financially unfortunate students, but they have an advantage because of their wealth.”