Argumentative Essay: Educational Reform

Title	Argumentative Essay: Educational Reform
# of Words	653
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.61

Argumentative Essay: Educational Reform

Argumentative Essay: Educational Reform

     Since the early 1980's, the issue of America's faltering public school
system has become a serious concern.  The crisis in K-12 education is one of the
biggest challenges facing the nation.  There is a great deal of evidence to show
this problem.  The pathetically low results of American students through
international test scores is one obvious fault.  Another is the failure of many
students to demonstrate their knowledge of basic skills and literacy.  It is
surprising that such a long time has passed without any sufficient effort put
forth to correct the problem.  Even more surprising, is the fact that some deny
that such a problem exists.
     The failure of the nation to adequately educate the students of America
has an endless list of negative effects.  With the lack of proper education,
generations of kids are growing up without the basic, essential knowledge to be
able to compete in the workplace.  As a result of this, the U.S. stands a chance
in losing its superpower reign of the world.  Therefore, it is not only a social
concern, but also a major economical issue.
     Another alarming concern is the high rate of student dropouts.  Now,
instead of all students receiving a poor education, some are not getting one at
all.  The main cause for this is the students'lack of interest in school.  So
much of the teaching that goes on today is based on rote and memorization.  Not
all learning can be exciting, and sometimes memorizing things is necessary.
Although teachers should find other ways of getting the information to the
students.  When students are taught like this, they get bored and tired of
school, and this is why they dropout.  Obvoiusly, if they drop out of school,
they probably aren't going to earn there degree.  However, if more kids do earn
their high school degrees, the country would have less unemployment.  More
people in the workplace then leads to a stronger and more stable economy.  If
our society could find a way to keep more kids in school, our country would
prosper, and the ed...This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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