The Pros And Cons Of United State's Education System

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Educational systems are tasked with the strenuous and demanding task of preparing young minds to leave an impact later along in society. Schools are largely regulated by local organizations whose main priorities fall under organizing the funding, courses, and assets needed by these institutions. By providing adaptive materials, tools, and resources, these systems have a chance at fostering an appropriate and upstanding environment for the education of youth; a chance that America has yet to take. The United State’s educational systems’ shortcomings are demonstrated via the consequences of government funding, nonadaptive classroom structures, and the declining rates of college enrollment. America’s education system is reliant on federal funding …show more content…

Their test scores, and overall motivation to put effort into education, will suffer as a consequence, fueling the state’s recall of funding toward their specific district; thus, an endless cycle of less fortunate events occurs. Areas left in similar situations are deprived of a chance to prove themselves worthy of equal benefits, as they are constantly overshadowed by the accomplishments of opposed institutions or districts. By repealing regulations that set these impoverished districts apart, schools might be able to level the playing field and attempt to reach academic levels the state and nation have sought after for years. From a second perspective, Kandice Sumner describes her own experience as both a teacher and student. At an early age, she began to realize that the resources provided to herself and other students at her school were inaccessible to most others, and a product of her privileged upbringing in a white suburban district despite her African American background. Impactful, Sumner stated that “[there is] not an achievement gap. [There’s] an education debt, for all of the foregone schooling resources that were never invested in the education of the black and brown child over …show more content…

Throughout a student’s time spent in the classroom, higher education is emphasized as a resource that provides a higher state of living following the acquisition of a degree. Thus, the recent drop in enrollment rates is enough to raise alarm for individuals. The OECD, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, released a graph demonstrating the rates at which students within participating nations, including the United States, pursued higher education. America, while having a low rate of individuals who did not graduate with a high school diploma, had an almost equal rate of those who did graduate with a high school diploma and those who earned at least a two-year degree in college (OECD). Compared to other developed and first-world nations, the United States’ rates in regard to college attendance are significantly fewer than others. While students may have been forced to recognize higher education as a major resource, the path toward utilizing these benefits is one that most are seemingly unprepared for. America was ranked number twenty-nine for 2023 education systems as a result of population in various stages of academic careers, time taken to complete a specific academic stage, etc (Worldtop20.org). South Korea, a country in Eastern Asia, is renowned for its rigorous academic work, which is