Problems Of US Education
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Problems Of US Education
Today, the way the educational system works in the U.S. concerns a large number
of people in this country. "Only 25% of adults have a great deal of
confidence in the people running education, according to the General Social
Survey, down from 49% in 1974" (Russel 4). A lot of discussions have been
held to find the best ways to improve teaching methods. At the same time, people
recognize that a very valuable solution to increase the level of education in
the United States is to look at some problems that cause difficulties and hamper
the enhancement of the quality of education. The first step is to define these
problems. As in every country, the U.S. wants to develop its national standards
in education and wants them to be high. This has always been a government
function. Being democratic, the government is trying to fit the qualities of
democracy into the way to set these standards. Of course, this is not an easy
task since this country has a very diverse population. To please everybody has
always been an almost impossible task. Despite this impossibility, national
standards have already been set. "If a visitor from another nation was
dropped into an American public school classroom without knowing the state or
the region, he or she would be likely to see the same lesson taught in the same
way to children of the same age" (Ravitch 9). Everything seems right except
the fact that the abilities of children are different. Not everybody is able to
study at a college; not everybody wants to continue being educated. It is
obvious that every country wants to produce as many educated people as possible.
But, at the same time, every country needs workers because, regardless of the
fast development of technology, there is still a great necessity for human
labor. To satisfy all the necessities of the country, the government should
provide different kinds of education. This does not mean that we need to
eliminate all of the standards; they could be set in each field of education.
Although standards are set, there is still a very big difference in teaching
methods in different schools. Perhaps, the most serious problem starts in high
schools: some schools provide a higher level of education than others. Students
from most city schools graduate with the confidence in their knowledge; their
level of education is high enough to attend a university. On the other hand,
students from small towns, suburbs, and villages do not have the opportunity to
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