Education: Past, Present, and Future
Education, without it we would all be mindless wonders wandering around the
globe. Education is an important factor in our lives, but the past, present, and
future of education is changing. And change it will until our education system
is the best in the world.
In the past, Education in America was plain and simple. We've all heard
the stories of how our ancestors used to have to walk to school 5 miles in the
snow in the heat of summer. These shameless exagerations were meant for us to
think that school back in the "good ole days" was very dificult and surpassed
the level of difficulty students today have. In reality, school, although most
early schools were combonation classes with a variety of age groups as students.
Almost each individual was given an equal amount of personal help from the
teacher. Also, life wasn't as complecated as they are now. One teacher would
teach the whole class a limeted variety of subjects such as arithmatic and
english. Education was just eaiser when it first became popular.
Nowadays, in the present, school not only is a place to learn, it's a
place to stress out. As I walk through the halls all students seem to have that
academic nervousness. If you listen to the conversations that go on in the hall
it's always, "Ohh my gosh, Becky! I'm going to have a fat cow! I think I'm
getting a B in my chemistry class, and that is going to ruin my record."
Pressure is constantly put upon students to get "straight A's" It is very rare
when a student will not shoot for an A on a quiz. It's human nature to succeed,
but with the pressure put on us by the teachers, parents, peers, and colleges,
it's a heavy load to handle.
Now, scientists recently did an expiriment. They placed a child in a
room with some brand new toys. They left him there for a couple of hours and he
did not play with them. The scientists puzzeled took the boy aside and asked him
why he did not play with the toys. The boy replied... [continues]
Education, without it we would all be mindless wonders wandering around the
globe. Education is an important factor in our lives, but the past, present, and
future of education is changing. And change it will until our education system
is the best in the world.
In the past, Education in America was plain and simple. We've all heard
the stories of how our ancestors used to have to walk to school 5 miles in the
snow in the heat of summer. These shameless exagerations were meant for us to
think that school back in the "good ole days" was very dificult and surpassed
the level of difficulty students today have. In reality, school, although most
early schools were combonation classes with a variety of age groups as students.
Almost each individual was given an equal amount of personal help from the
teacher. Also, life wasn't as complecated as they are now. One teacher would
teach the whole class a limeted variety of subjects such as arithmatic and
english. Education was just eaiser when it first became popular.
Nowadays, in the present, school not only is a place to learn, it's a
place to stress out. As I walk through the halls all students seem to have that
academic nervousness. If you listen to the conversations that go on in the hall
it's always, "Ohh my gosh, Becky! I'm going to have a fat cow! I think I'm
getting a B in my chemistry class, and that is going to ruin my record."
Pressure is constantly put upon students to get "straight A's" It is very rare
when a student will not shoot for an A on a quiz. It's human nature to succeed,
but with the pressure put on us by the teachers, parents, peers, and colleges,
it's a heavy load to handle.
Now, scientists recently did an expiriment. They placed a child in a
room with some brand new toys. They left him there for a couple of hours and he
did not play with them. The scientists puzzeled took the boy aside and asked him
why he did not play with the toys. The boy replied... [continues]
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