Is there a need for an Education reform in America?
From my experiences, and experiences at other schools that I have hear about, I have come to a conclusion that we need to improve public education. This includes increasing the quality of teachers, increasing the quality of schools, and create parent motivation.
Quality of teachers is one of the most key ways to increase productivity and learning in the classroom. With a better teacher, kids should learn more and become smarter. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 29% of students were at or above the Proficient level in grades 4 and 8 while the percentage was only 21% for grade 12. These numbers are astonishing but what is even more astonishing is the percentage of those who were below the Basic level. 30% of 4th graders failed to reach the basic level, and it jumps to 40% for 8th and 12th grade. This means that 40% of those who are in their final year of public school are not at the basic level and are most likely entering the working world with very little education. Increasing the quality of teachers should improve these percentages and help improve the quality of students and give those students potential for a better quality life.
Who would want to learn in an old, beat up school that has outdated equipment? Keeping a school updated on technology and making it look nice would easily improve the students experience at the school. Also included in this, is smaller class sizes. These are very important for learning and has been proven time and time again. One of these examples was shown on ClassSizeMatters.org where class sizes were reduced in a New Jersey middle school and the failure rate dropped from 3-6% to only 1% and 80% of students had higher test scores. This is just one of the many cases that show similar statistics. With smaller class sizes, teachers are able to connect to the students better along with being able to spend more 1 on 1 time with the students if they need the help. By keeping the school up to date and looking good they can increase a students want to learn and make it as best as possible with smaller class sizes.
Parent motivation is important with anything kids want to do in life. Whether it is school, athletics, a career choice, or anything else in life, it is important to know someone is pushing you to be the best student or person you can be. A little motivation can go a long way. By giving kids goals for their grades, you can practically bribe them to do better. Rick Ackerly, a nationally recognized educator and speaker, strongly believes that giving the child a sense of entitlement and accomplishment is very important. He believes that combining fun with things that can actively stimulate the brain are some of the best things for them as well. Most important of all of his ideas, All challenges are gifts. Overcoming challenges is one of life's most important skills and learning that early will help with everything in life. Hara and Burke did an experiment in an inner city. In a short time, with parent involvement, they were able to increasing the third graders reading level by 4 months and increase the vocabulary and reading levels of all students. One specific reading test showed an 85% improvement for the students whose parents took part in this program. Parent involvement is incredibly important to everyone, especially young kids and it should be used to increase the school experience and help them learn better.
An education reform is exactly what this nation needs to improve the quality of students that we produce. This would therefore improve the quality of applicants for jobs and make people more efficient at their jobs and becoming more useful in society and able to live with a higher quality of life and have the opportunity for the American Dream. With an education reform, the United States, can truly become the country that it should and improve to its full potential.
Who would want to learn in an old, beat up school that has outdated equipment? Keeping a school updated on technology and making it look nice would easily improve the students experience at the school. Also included in this, is smaller class sizes. These are very important for learning and has been proven time and time again. One of these examples was shown on ClassSizeMatters.org where class sizes were reduced in a New Jersey middle school and the failure rate dropped from 3-6% to only 1% and 80% of students had higher test scores. This is just one of the many cases that show similar statistics. With smaller class sizes, teachers are able to connect to the students better along with being able to spend more 1 on 1 time with the students if they need the help. By keeping the school up to date and looking good they can increase a students want to learn and make it as best as possible with smaller class sizes.
Parent motivation is important with anything kids want to do in life. Whether it is school, athletics, a career choice, or anything else in life, it is important to know someone is pushing you to be the best student or person you can be. A little motivation can go a long way. By giving kids goals for their grades, you can practically bribe them to do better. Rick Ackerly, a nationally recognized educator and speaker, strongly believes that giving the child a sense of entitlement and accomplishment is very important. He believes that combining fun with things that can actively stimulate the brain are some of the best things for them as well. Most important of all of his ideas, All challenges are gifts. Overcoming challenges is one of life's most important skills and learning that early will help with everything in life. Hara and Burke did an experiment in an inner city. In a short time, with parent involvement, they were able to increasing the third graders reading level by 4 months and increase the vocabulary and reading levels of all students. One specific reading test showed an 85% improvement for the students whose parents took part in this program. Parent involvement is incredibly important to everyone, especially young kids and it should be used to increase the school experience and help them learn better.
An education reform is exactly what this nation needs to improve the quality of students that we produce. This would therefore improve the quality of applicants for jobs and make people more efficient at their jobs and becoming more useful in society and able to live with a higher quality of life and have the opportunity for the American Dream. With an education reform, the United States, can truly become the country that it should and improve to its full potential.
http://nces.ed.gov/pressrelease/reform/
http://www.classsizematters.org/research-and-links-2/
http://www.parentinvolvementmatters.org/articles/the-right-to-happiness-the-root-cause-of-entitlement-116.html
http://www.adi.org/journal/ss01/chapters/Chapter16-Hara&Burke.pdf
http://www.classsizematters.org/research-and-links-2/
http://www.parentinvolvementmatters.org/articles/the-right-to-happiness-the-root-cause-of-entitlement-116.html
http://www.adi.org/journal/ss01/chapters/Chapter16-Hara&Burke.pdf
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