American Education

Position Paper

I agree with the slide on the state of American Education. Children and young adults do not learn moral character standards, nor respect for themselves or anyone else. To see the level of anarchy that walks through the halls of Americas’ schools is appalling. I recently left a public school job and know first hand how delinquent the behavior of children and young adults has become. Fortunately, I was a Bus Mechanic and did not have to deal with them all day like the underappreciated teachers did. However, most of my days were spent repairing the vandalism they committed because of the lack of respect they hold within themselves. In August, I will be 28 years old and it has not been but one decade since I walked the halls of a high school. When I was in school, teachers and principals began to lose control over classrooms for two reasons. First, many parents were not raising children properly and would justify their children’s mistakes in attempts to be friends instead of parents. Like many kids in high school I went to parties, but was always amazed when the parent would be partying with us, I guess because my dad would have thrown me out the door on my head. Secondly, standardized testing began taking precedent over real education and allowed for students to commit more crime with less time. It is no longer the student’s fault when they fail because test scores are the new bottom line for teachers in America. Schools are no longer free to operate and educate to produce quality citizens.