American Education System Analysis

The education system in America is a topic that I have put much thought into. I have several friends who aspire to be teachers, and occasionally I hear about the flaws in the teaching system similar to the issues Henslin explained. I come from an upper-middle class town with an award winning public education system, and many of my classmates moved from neighboring towns so that they could be a part of our school system. Reading this chapter made me reflect on the education I was given, and it was interesting to see the flaws in my critically acclaimed town. I believe that the American education system needs changes, and I agree with the author in his statement that it is unlikely the system gets fixed due to the complexity of such a problem.
The education system in America is one that is flawed, but deeply engrained into our culture. Due to this, it would be extremely difficult to fix the inequality in funding in schools across the country, as well as designing a curriculum that prepares kids for real life instead of an incoming test.
The education system in America is a topic that I have put much thought into. I have several friends who aspire to be teachers, and occasionally I hear about the flaws in the teaching system similar to the issues Henslin explained. I come from an upper-middle class town with an award winning public education system, and many of my classmates moved from neighboring towns so that they could be a part of our school system. Reading this chapter made me reflect on the education I was given, and it was interesting to see the flaws in my critically acclaimed town. I believe that the American education system needs changes, and I agree with the author in his statement that it is unlikely the system gets fixed due to the complexity of such a
My school was equipped with multiple computer labs, a library, a music and arts program, and even a bank inside the school that employed seniors interested in finance. There was plenty of opportunity to succeed. This opportunity is not shown in other towns that do not have as high of a property tax as my town has. I often see my roommate struggle with tasks on his computer, and for a while I didn’t understand why he couldn’t grasp some easy concepts. After talking to him about it I learned that his very small highschool was made up of 600 kids, and there was no computer lab or courses on computers available. This makes something as small as surfing the web or creating an excel document more difficult for him, as he was never given the opportunity to learn this in his formative years. I’m sure the discrepancy of opportunity is even more apparent if we looked at an inner-city school in Brooklyn. I do not know if there is any easy way to fix the opportunity gap in education, as the current structure allows schools to get different levels of funding.

In conclusion, I definitely agree with Henslin’s statement on page 418. The education system in America is one that is flawed, but deeply engrained into our culture. Due to this, it would be extremely difficult to fix the inequality in funding in schools across the country, as well as designing a curriculum that prepares kids for real life