I recently came across an article that opened up my eyes to some of the issues facing the education of children in America. This article discusses three main reasons that we are pushing kids in America to work hard in school in order to catch up to other countries. Not only are we behind as a country, but individual states are at different levels. Of course it's not only just the states that are staggered either, but the schools themselves. We need to work in order to even out not only our schools but our states and help us to advance the education of our children as a country as a whole.
This article suggests that we can help get a start on this huge issue a few different ways. The first is to help families that tend to move a lot. When a child is doing well in school and then his dad gets relocated at his job, it is likely that the child will be thrown into an unfamiliar school. What if he is already behind? Now this child is wondering what he has done wrong, and he is trying desperately to catch up. If extra assistance is offered to increasingly mobile families, this problem can become less important.
Secondly, We need to give U.S. students a fighting chance for jobs in their own country. Right now, it is hard to graduate in America to beat out graduates from other countries because of the flourishing educations elsewhere. Lastly, the article suggests that we need to fill in the need for 21st century skills. Some think that we need less focus is areas like English and Math and more focus on the skills like computer tech. However, this is a more radical idea that will likely need plenty of time to soak in.
Overall, I think this article makes some really good points. It really opened my eyes to how far behind this country is and how easily education can be overlooked.
Media Sources:
https://www.education.com/magazine/article/common-national-standards/
https://daily.jstor.org/works-keep-kids-school/
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