As a society, everyone should be invested in the reform of our education system to promote creativity and individuality instead of one that creates overwhelmed and unhealthy students unprepared for the real world. The American system particularly is outdated and made for a different society than our present economy and culture, this has caused the death of creativity in our society and a culture and their hatred for the dullness of education. The current education system in America was created during the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. During the American Industrialization, most education reform attempts failed due to the fact that approximately 40% of children were employed in industrial occupations. These jobs were …show more content…
In the 1980s and 90s, only about 3 to 5% of the population has this disorder. In 2011, it was recorded to be 11% of children aged 4 to 17, with the highest increase occurring from 2003 to 2011. That’s 6.4 million effected, and 4.2 given medications. It isn't due to better awareness of the disorder or some unexplainable increase in hyperactive children, this was caused by over diagnoses of the condition. Neurodevelopmental diseases, such as ADHD, should have consistent prevalence of diagnosis and treatment and as psychologists have found no biological reason for this sharp increase, they have concluded that doctors are diagnosing children with no real neurodevelopmental issues and wrongfully medicating them. The 21st century is the most stimulating time yet; Cellphones, television, vibrant advertisement, celebrities and pop culture, and everything else in this world are constantly fighting for attention, screaming "Look at me! Look at me!" Children are naturally curious and they are reveling in this fascinating, vibrant and loud world and are being punished for being distracted in a boring classroom pushing tests on them. It is the overwhelming stress and academic pressure put on children in a stimulating world they want to explore that has caused this "ADHD Epidemic." 4.2 million children will be given pharmaceutical drugs such as Adderall, dulling their senses in order to make them focus on standardized testing and curriculum they could care less about. In addition, more children have ADHD in the East coast compared to the west coast, this coincides with more standardized testing and laws prohibiting school districts from having the ability to opt out of tests like the FCAT in the