The only way to change the current
teachings of American education is to bring awareness about the problems that
exist, one cannot hope to change something unless they speak out and raise
awareness for the cause. At the moment by not speaking out against the flaws in
the methods of the current standard of education the United States is quickly
drifting further and further behind other world superpowers. For every day we
remain silent 8,300 high-school students make the life-altering decision to drop out of high-school.
This ridiculously high statistic adds up to a whopping 3,030,000 high school drop outs in the United States each year. 75 percent of those high school
students later become responsible for crimes in the U.S. just as holocaust survivor Ellie Wiesel once said "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.", in this case the Board of Education are the oppressors and students are the victims. This is because they are providing sub par education instead of quality education. The need for action
should be obvious. A change must occur in the education system in order for the
United States to regain its former status as a leader in education. By doing so
the United States will become a better country to live in overall crime
rates will decrease and the social class will increase. The United States can no longer ignore this
issue and the sooner awareness is raised the sooner education can be improved.
1) " High School Dropout Statistics | Statistic Brain." Statistic Brain | Numbers | Percentages | Financials | Rankings | Statistic Brain. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2013. http://www.statisticbrain.com/high-school-dropout-statistics/.
2) Gerstein, Jackie M. "User Generated Education." User Generated Education. N.p., Oct. 2007. Web. 29 May 2013.
3) Robinson, Ken, and Lou Aronica. The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. New York: Viking, 2009. Print.
4) Robinson, Ken, and Lou Aronica. Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life. New York, NY: Viking, 2013. Print.
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