Over the last ten years, the issue of the need for an education reform has remained a regular debate in the social and political world. Despite the nearly unanimous decision that an educational reform would benefit the nation’s education system, little to no steps have been taken in achieving the said goal. In his article, “Facilitating Educational Restructuring,” Mark Hawkes addresses the education system’s major issues – according to varying educational theorists, such as B. F. Skinner and Jean Piaget – that result in the lack of positive results and engagement in today’s classrooms.
Skinner’s issue with modern day education is rooted in the “artificial” relevancy of classroom information and student’s failure to acknowledge the social and