American Education Advantages

The American way of educating its students was at one point in time highly regarded as one of the best. However times have changed. In current times America now finds itself teetering dangerously close to the edge of becoming the cesspool of education compared to other world powers such as China. In order to regain its scholastic supremacy America has begun to force feed its students’ standardized tests in order to prove to the watching world that its superior educational merit still remains. This strategy, though seemingly ingenious, has done more harm than good. If one looks closely they will see that American youth are no longer learning strategies and ideas for leading a successful life but are now learning how to memorize answers for a test. And for those American

in Talbert 22). This short but succinct maxim says much about not just the affects that knowledge has on society but on the person who receives it as well. Knowledge may not provide physical power or athletic prowess but without knowledge on the aforementioned subjects’ one is almost guaranteed to fail at them. Education is an undeniable asset to all people. Unlike many things education at its core holds no bias or prejudice against anyone. And though the idea of learning might not be appealing to everyone, if presented in the right manner education can engage and enlighten even the most stubborn of students. “At first I hated the school,” says Mark Twain’s archetypal male character Huckleberry Finn, “but by and by I got so I could stand it” (Twain 15). Huckleberry Finn is a character widely known for his rough and tumble attitude and clear lack of home training. Nonetheless even his “bad boy” demeanor has not prevented him from seeing the value of education. However in present day the way of schooling children has far transformed from back when Huckleberry Finn was learning his ABCs and