Education in America
Education in America: Failing Schools
Education in America is one of the most important issues that face our nation. If the education in America is not thought of one of most serious issues we face, our nation as a whole will fall. There are many debates and they seemly extend to all walks of life. The debates range from the decline in education, school vouchers, and the no child left behind law. As a nation, the United States is ranked above others. We must search for that solution to all of the pro’s and con’s in education. The solution should allow all walks of life to excel in the education realm. After all, the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.
The quality of education in the United States stated by Mr. Bethell places the blame on the deterioration on inefficient bureaucracies, irresponsible teachers, unions and the lack of teacher preparedness. He even goes in to detail to explain how the United States was once an envied nation now comes under great scrutiny for low standardize test scores (par. 20).
In 2003, after months of investigation, the Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force compiled an overview twenty years later after the National Commission on Excellence in Education was held ( Bethell, par. 2). The Koret Task Force has blamed the decline in Education on poor budgeting from the Department of Education. They claim that even though teacher’s salaries have risen, and the amount of students in the classroom has been reduced the education has still declined. Some of the Koret Task Force finding includes, “The United States continues to fall behind other countries. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores remain well below their 1970 levels. The school year is about seven days shorter than formerly. The share of teachers with a master’s degree in a particular subject area (rather than in education) has fallen from 17 percent in 1982 to percent now. Teacher’s salaries rose from $19,000.00 a year to $35,000.00 in
Education in America is one of the most important issues that face our nation. If the education in America is not thought of one of most serious issues we face, our nation as a whole will fall. There are many debates and they seemly extend to all walks of life. The debates range from the decline in education, school vouchers, and the no child left behind law. As a nation, the United States is ranked above others. We must search for that solution to all of the pro’s and con’s in education. The solution should allow all walks of life to excel in the education realm. After all, the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.
The quality of education in the United States stated by Mr. Bethell places the blame on the deterioration on inefficient bureaucracies, irresponsible teachers, unions and the lack of teacher preparedness. He even goes in to detail to explain how the United States was once an envied nation now comes under great scrutiny for low standardize test scores (par. 20).
In 2003, after months of investigation, the Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force compiled an overview twenty years later after the National Commission on Excellence in Education was held ( Bethell, par. 2). The Koret Task Force has blamed the decline in Education on poor budgeting from the Department of Education. They claim that even though teacher’s salaries have risen, and the amount of students in the classroom has been reduced the education has still declined. Some of the Koret Task Force finding includes, “The United States continues to fall behind other countries. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores remain well below their 1970 levels. The school year is about seven days shorter than formerly. The share of teachers with a master’s degree in a particular subject area (rather than in education) has fallen from 17 percent in 1982 to percent now. Teacher’s salaries rose from $19,000.00 a year to $35,000.00 in