Monday, March 12, 2012

     The idea that all students learn differently is not a relatively new concept; one would think. Education is no longer personalized and catering to the needs of every individual student. It would seem to me, that it would reflect better on a countries educational quality if they had programs designed specifically for a single child that focused not only on their education, but also tied in their interests. I think that it is illogical and also impractical for a school system to require so much of students and not expect for them to want a good education in return. Many many many issues come to mind when I think of the education system here in America. I think of irrelevant things like high school lunches, bathrooms, and that teacher everyone hates, but would never admit to. But, when I think of the educational quality I received throughout my years as a student, I feel like teachers have been more concerned with giving good grades so they look good, as opposed to actually teaching for the thrill of sharing knowledge.
     Ken Robinson, a nationally known education activist, believes that the worlds education system needs to be completely revolutionized as opposed to the classic policy change. This idea is not a new topic, quite the contrary, I have been hearing this my whole life.  The difference between now and seventeen years ago is that people are starting to see that those they thought were "nutty about education", were actually right all along. Americas education system needs to be revamped, no, it needs to be completely reconstructed from the ground up. But, I believe that this issue is not only to blame on the Americans. I believe that this is a world wide                                
epidemic that can be solved with a little work from parents, teachers, school systems, and students.

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