...Andera-Cato Education in America In the words of American philosopher Will Durant, “Education is the transmission of civilization.” To me, this quote represents exactly what education should be in every society. Education is key to the expansion and prosperity of civilization and it is what keeps us, as a human race, growing. All over the world students are learning to improve themselves to eventually improve their society. The problem here is that not everyone values the importance of education as much as they should. From examination of completion rates and analysis of standardized tests, it is clear that America is falling behind many countries, Japan in particular. This disparity between America and Japan is shown not only in academics, but also in competition for jobs. The better the education people achieve, the more advancements the country can have, and the more successful that nation will be as a whole. America needs to refocus its value on education to emphasize its importance to avoid falling behind on a global scale of educated citizens. One of the main reasons America is falling behind Japan is that the high school drop out rate in America is 1.2 million students a year, which is 6,000 students a day (The Broad Center). The fact that this many students are forfeiting their education everyday is disturbing. Students can just ease their way through and earn a high school degree; so dropping out shouldn’t even be an option. In Japan, the drop out rate is significantly...
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...America is known for its ability to be innovative and for its educational value. Some may argue that America has lost its competitive edge when it comes to education and innovation. Some may say that the Chinese are now the leaders in innovation and education. The Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, collects test results from 65 countries for its rankings, which come out every three years. The latest results, from 2012, show that U.S. students ranked below average in math among the world's most-developed countries. They were close to average in science and reading (NPR, 2013). According to (Zakaria, 2011) in the 1970s, “California public schools were the envy of the world”. Currently, California public schools aren’t as great as they were in the 1970s. With the decline in the quality of teachers and curriculum California schools are suffering when it comes to national test scores and graduation rates. In addition, public schools across America suffer from low performing teachers and students. As stated by Zakaria, America has the shortest school days and school year in comparison to other countries. In other countries such as Finland and China longer school days and schools years have been proven to work in regards to the advancement of students. Also, with the requirement that all teachers have a master’s degree ensures that the students will have a high caliber teacher. Zakaria also stated that he believes that longer school days and a longer...
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...ITT-TECH FLUNK OUT MS. SKINNER [Type the author name] 8/5/2013 In the evolving social climate of today’s society, the importance of higher education is being stressed more than ever. It is becoming increasingly rare to procure a well-paying occupation without first obtaining a college degree. However, college administrators estimate that almost a third of all college students drop out of school sometime during their freshmen year. There are a variety of factors that influence a student’s likelihood to drop out of college, including financial, personal, and work-related issues. One of the most common reasons students drop out of college is financial complications. With government funding dropping, colleges rely largely on higher student tuitions. A study in 2011 estimated the average cost of attending a four-year college to be $8,244 for in-state students and $12,526 for out-of-state students. For many students, such a gratuitous amount of money is simply unattainable. (Hardin, 2007) In addition, because many individuals without college degrees are limited to minimum wage jobs, even working students are often unable to fund their educations due to low incomes. If a student does not receive financial aid or parental support, they are even less likely to be able to afford the ever-rising cost of higher education. Once a student experiences the inflated price of college tuition and supplies, dropping out may become a financial necessity. ...
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...High School Dropouts Every nine seconds, an American high school student becomes a dropout, that's approximately one in four students who enter high school as freshmen and fail to earn a diploma four years later. (Dropout Rates, 2012) America has lost sight of the single most important aspect to our future, their children’s education. The issue of high school dropouts was selected because children entering into their teenage years have a huge task in front of them, the completion of high school is not an option it is a MUST. However, this is not the case in many homes across America. American high school students may think about their future, but are high school and college completion included in those thoughts? Students that feel that they are ready for college are those who are prepared and figure they will graduate high school and succeed. What is stopping the other 30% from knowing? What are all the factors that stop these children from completing high school and then moving on to college? The questions that must be asked here are: 1. Why students leave high school before completion? 2. Who/What is to blame? 3. What social policies keep students in school? 4. How to help prevent dropouts? The Problem With every 1 in 4 high school students dropping out, the problem seems to be larger than anticipated. High school dropouts create a slew of problems, socially, locally and nationally. “High school dropouts commit about 75 percent of crimes in the United...
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...GED PROGRAMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS Imagine you have a child in high school. Your child is 16 years old, good student, no problems, and good grades. Then one day your child comes home and says they want to drop out and get a GED. This is an option for your child because today's high schools have a GED program in the school. The GED program should be taken out of high schools and back to the original intent as an Adult Education. The intent of the GED was for WWII veterans to become eligible for post secondary education without going back to high school. Then in 1946 the program was opened up to civilians that had not graduated from high school (Caputo, 2005). General Education Diploma programs should not be in high schools. The problem is with this program available to our children so easy. The average student and take the all of the GED tests in seven hours and 5 minutes (Rachal, Bingham 2004). After the test is complete it normally takes approximately four to six weeks to receive their scores(U. S. Department of Education). This program causes problems because good students to in essence drop out of high school, if for no other reason than to be done with school. Another problem is that allowing 16 to 17 year olds to take the GED test possibly limiting the job advancement and income to support their families in the future. Statistically people with a high school diploma earn $3000 more per month than those with a GED(Caputo). This also affects the military, military...
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...Cause and Effect of Poverty Barbara Virgo Strayer University Abstract Over the past twenty five years it seem as if poverty has become an Institution in the United States of America, with so much structural changes, economic structuring such as the shifting of manufacturing employment, the high rate of mental illness, the increasing high school drop out rate, the skyrocketing rates of incarceration, with single parenting on the rise and most alarmingly is the amounts of children living in poverty. The risk of not working or working low paying jobs is essential for poverty overload that can lead to the breakdown of family system and the lack of willpower to even address this issue. In the United States years of poverty will “contributes to financial hardships, inadequate housing, substandard schools, and deteriorating neighborhood”. (Dashiff, 2009, p. 23-32). Poverty is voiceless yet powerful enough to cause enormous burden on those that are trapped without any means of escaping its fury. The Unites States Census Bureau revealed that poverty is estimated to affect over thirty five million people, including thirteen million of which are children. Poverty is becoming an epidemic problem in the United States of America; it is unfortunate that even though the United States is a very rich developed country it is associated with so many people living in poverty, deplorable, destitute conditions (there is so much blame to go around.) Poverty is when the basic human...
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...Introduction One of the questions that arise at the mention of the teenage pregnancy is why different countries record different rates of teenage pregnancy, with others having high States of America is one of the countries that have recorded high rates of teenage pregnancy with its prevalence in the country rating higher than any of the Western industrialized nations. For instance, A National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy conducted in 2006 revealed that in the United States of America, 4 out of every pregnancy occur in women of younger age. They go ahead to explain that annually, the United States among other countries with high rates of teen pregnancy record approximately one million teenage pregnancy. The purpose of this essay is to provide a claim of evaluation that critically examines the statistics of teenage pregnancy and the relationship between depression and poverty on teenage pregnancy. Given the establishment of how bad the prognosis for teenage pregnancy is, this claim of policy intends to establish the link between this public health issue and depression and poverty. Relationship between Teenage Pregnancy and Poverty One of the steps towards with any issue that appears to be a predicament is to establish the root cause of that particular problem. In this case, therefore, the main purpose of this claim of evaluation is to find out the relationship or link between teenage pregnancy and the victim’s socio-economic status. In as much as it has been named among...
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...Once a public high school student in the US reaches the age of 16, they have the legal option to stop attending school. Many students today are taking the decision to walk away from their education and shut down opportunities for their future. High school students who are capable of doing more with their lives aren’t making the smart decision of staying on the path to becoming successful. According to Kim Wright from University of Toronto "On average high school dropouts earn less money, are more likely to spend time in jail, and are less healthy, and less happy". The dropout age should be raised in high schools to prevent students from having a troubled and difficult future. One reason that the dropout age should be raised for high school students is because it decreases job and economical opportunities for them in the future. According to a "USA today" article, "Among people with a bachelor's degree or higher, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2%. Among people with less than a high school diploma, the rate was 13.1%." This statement proves that people with less than a high school diploma have a higher unemployment rate than those with a bachelor's degree or higher. Notably, it is more likely that a person is unemployed if they have less than a high school diploma rather than a person with a higher degree of education....
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...prospecting job opportunities but will also enhance my personal development and allow me to reach my goals. While there are a high level of job opportunities with high salaries, to obtain a job in government and private companies is competitive due to education requirements. The workforce is changing quickly, and the requirements are too. Entry level jobs now require that an individual have a minimum of a Bachelor. With struggles of inflation and lack of well paying jobs for the young graduates, affording an education is almost impossible. College View magazine was quoted stating,” The global economy is becoming increasingly more competitive, and in order to give yourself the best change for a well paying job, you must understand the importance of a college education”. The only way to obtain a job that will provide finance stability is by returning ti school and completing an AA degree. Personal development is very important to me because is a lifelong process. Completing a post secondary education provides me with a sense of accomplishment and heightens myself esteem. Working towards my AA degree ( or college education) has provided me in the support and from my family members and friends. My self-esteem is high, and I look at life with a positive attitude towards every challenge I confront. I am proud of myself for the decision I made of going back to school and completing a degree. In the 2007 the New York Times had an article about college education, one quote from article said...
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...The cost of living in America can be expensive, especially for those who are minimum wage workers. The $7.25 per hour can barely help workers afford their basic needs. Minimum wage has a huge domino effect, when people who make minimum wage get done paying their bills they are left with little to no money to spend, which means businesses lose customers, and when businesses lose customers this weakens our economy causing people to go into debt, and turn to the government for assistance. President Obama said “Raising the minimum wage will benefit about 28 million workers across the country, and it will help businesses too (Lee).” Minimum wage should be increased to provide families with living wages, increase the employment rates, and increase...
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...learn more about. So I happily watched the documentary and quickly whipped out a first draft (rough rough draft) without even really having to think about it- the words just poured out. However, when writing my real rough draft, I tried to focus a bit more on the rhetorical appeals. My revision process on Inquiry Two was much more rigorous than my typical revision process. At my meeting with Bridget for my conference on my rough draft of Inquiry 2, she had me read my paper aloud. Reading it out loud made me realize how focused the paper really was on my thoughts and my opinions on the topic of the documentary. There was way too much emphasis on my thoughts on the public school systems of America, and not nearly enough rhetorical analysis of the documentary. I wrote what felt like millions of drafts and printed them all out and scribbled all over them. I also used Bridget as resource and took her ideas and comments into considering my final draft. Overall, I tried to focus the paper much more on a rhetorical analysis of the film instead of my own opinions on the issue (those can come in Inquiry Three!). Waiting for “Superman” Waiting for “Superman” examines one of the most heated debates in today’s political society: the question of what to do about public school systems in America. Most of the public schools in the country are funded based on local property taxes. This system leaves make schools in low- income areas deprived of the funding necessary to provide an adequate...
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...One of Americas biggest battles isn’t with another foreign county, but it is with obesity within our own youth. Over the last few century’s, as America moved from rural communities to urban environments, Americas youth has become more obese. Following closely behind Wales, America is the second fattest nation in the world. “Obesity and other closely related overweight conditions are the fifth leading cause of death worldwide” (Lobelo 1). The fattening of Americas youth is a terrifying epidemic that must change for the betterment of the country. Obesity is more than a health issue or of who to blame. More physical education in middle and high school is the answer to make a healthier generation that is less stressed and happier. Parents...
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...only benefits my future but also the present. In the Untied States education is important especially when it comes to annual income and job placement. The importance of education was portrayed in the PBS documentary, In Milwaukee a families struggle for survival, by showing how those without a high school diploma or a college degree had trouble holding and finding a job that could provide for a family. The United States is not the only example of how those who do not graduate high school or seek further education after high school struggle to make a decent wage. The connection between education and income has become a reality in the world, which is a good thing, but for those who cant afford it puts them at a huge disadvantage. When I was younger I was fortunate to have two parents who would bring me to and from school everyday and a brother to help me with my homework when I needed it. I was also held accountable for the work I did by my parents and teachers, when I didn’t complete or do a good job on assignments I knew I had to answer to my dad, but this is not the reality for most children in America. A lot of kids do not have the luxury of having their parents bring them to school or even see them at night to help with homework due to long hours or night shifts. Another issue is parents not holding their children accountable for their schoolwork, which is very important because if the child isn’t taught a good work ethic then he/she will carry that into the work force...
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... | | | |Vanessa Kittle | | | | | Students today need more discipline due to parent leniency; therefore, the students are acting out in their schools to make up for the...
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...are still part of our state today. We need to take a close and honest look at the ways in which Native stories, Native life, and Native people are presented to our children in the classrooms. We need to examine and understand how important children’s literature can be. It can reinforce the worst in us and in our children or it can encourage true intellectual growth. Most text books are written with the best and noblest intentions but deeply flawed from a lack of real understanding about the Native cultures they portray. There are many valuable texts that are available from well envisioned scholars who try to accurately report the past. A small number, if any, of private Native American Culture, Text and Curriculum ! 3 and public schools teach...
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