Analysis Of Doomed To Fail: The Built-In Defects Of American Education

Erin Cummings once said that “At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure.” Today kids are blinded by the idea that the reason why their performance on a subject is not where they want it to be is not their fault but the teachers fault. Students decide to take the easiest way out of their problems by blaming someone else.The most efficient way to educate a child is through self-motivation. Self-motivation is achieved by acknowledging who is to blame, through the education of

In order for someone to be successful, work has to be put in. According to the article “Doomed to Fail: The Built-In Defects of American Education” by Paul A. Zoch states that students are who to blame for the outcome of their learning. Teachers are available to the students for a limited time only, it is up to the student to pay attention, do their homework and exercise self-discipline. According to the article “Are American Students Lazy?” by Scott Jaschik, the students from different cultures who struggle with English are well engaged in class discussions and perform better on exams than kids who are born into the American culture and do not struggle with English. Students should realize that they have no one to rely on but themselves to achieve what they wish to. It's there where they realize that no one is going to do the work for them, therefore, they need to start taking responsibility and when they do that students will be motivated to do what they have to do to be where they want to

An interest in learning can develop when the material that is being introduced is connected to a student's enjoyment. According to John Locke's “Some Thoughts Concerning Education”, the reason why a child loves to play and not learn is because they are forced to learn and not forced to play. If children learn with the same attitude as they play they will be better learners. John Locke Also states that if you teach a child that learning can be and form of recreation they will improve their learning ability because the child wants to learn. Children will be motivated to play because they enjoy it. Children should also be motivated to be educated because they want to