The Failing American School System
Running head: WHY IS THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM FALING?
Why is the American School System Failing?
John E. Rumrill
Ottawa University
EDC 7153
2/23/2011
Abstract
Are nondiscriminatory decisions made that are appropriate for the education of each student? This document will attempt to identify trends in education. Resources that include padding grades, buying grades, buying degrees and corruption in learning institutions are evaluated. Part time instructors and inexperienced faculty members aid to the continued problem. There are many reasons the American school system is failing this document identifies some of the biggest problems.
Why is the American School System Failing? In Battle (2002) “Why Bright Kids Fail: Helping the Underachiever” a main point focuses on depression. True as it is noted, depression makes it hard to learn. Today’s students are faced with too much stress and negativity; from: being overweight, to name calling and bullying it is hard for these students to focus. Noted that undiagnosed depression is a leading emotional illness of childhood brings new evidence to the topic of the failing school system. In children depression produces the same slowing of abilities both mental and physical as in adults. The feelings of being worthless and hopeless could easily create intense fatigue. Sleep becomes the priority rather than interaction with peers or adults. Knowing these concerns it is understandable why children cannot meet the level of concentration needed for proper learning or test-taking cannot be attained. This in turn increases school failure rate and feeling inadequate. A specific student, Jenny (as noted from this article) recalls that she cannot ever remember a time where she did not feel awful of dread and self-hate. Jenny was an honor roll student who ended up quitting school her junior year. Eventually she felt too tired to even tell anyone of her feelings. Had she told of her feelings she felt it would be
Why is the American School System Failing?
John E. Rumrill
Ottawa University
EDC 7153
2/23/2011
Abstract
Are nondiscriminatory decisions made that are appropriate for the education of each student? This document will attempt to identify trends in education. Resources that include padding grades, buying grades, buying degrees and corruption in learning institutions are evaluated. Part time instructors and inexperienced faculty members aid to the continued problem. There are many reasons the American school system is failing this document identifies some of the biggest problems.
Why is the American School System Failing? In Battle (2002) “Why Bright Kids Fail: Helping the Underachiever” a main point focuses on depression. True as it is noted, depression makes it hard to learn. Today’s students are faced with too much stress and negativity; from: being overweight, to name calling and bullying it is hard for these students to focus. Noted that undiagnosed depression is a leading emotional illness of childhood brings new evidence to the topic of the failing school system. In children depression produces the same slowing of abilities both mental and physical as in adults. The feelings of being worthless and hopeless could easily create intense fatigue. Sleep becomes the priority rather than interaction with peers or adults. Knowing these concerns it is understandable why children cannot meet the level of concentration needed for proper learning or test-taking cannot be attained. This in turn increases school failure rate and feeling inadequate. A specific student, Jenny (as noted from this article) recalls that she cannot ever remember a time where she did not feel awful of dread and self-hate. Jenny was an honor roll student who ended up quitting school her junior year. Eventually she felt too tired to even tell anyone of her feelings. Had she told of her feelings she felt it would be
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