Social Proof
It is important to pull from the experience of current teachers, people who are dealing with the problems of our current education policies. Here are some critics from current teachers, ranging from elementary to secondary to collegiate levels.
From a 4th grade and music teacher, Katherine Hurst has been a teacher for 8 years in Texas and Idaho. “Due to the entitlement society, some parents feel that whenever their child has bad behavior or does poorly in class, it is because the teacher is out to get them or is picking on their child. The parent feels that their child is entitled to get a good grade for just coming to school. Hurst also said that since public school had almost a monopoly on education it is hard to do anything outside of what the state wanted. Even with the governments’ regulation of “no child left behind act”, the act has almost done the opposite affect from what the government wanted. Since the government has a force and highly structured curriculum, if some students haven’t grasped a concept the teacher has to move on and teach the next concept. The government just needs to get out of the way.” Hurst also had the opportunity to work at a charter school. She said “that with fewer regulations, the teachers were able to work more and have focused teaching on what the students needed.” Charter Schools are a step towards the right direction. Hurst experience in different teaching environments provides a unique view on each system. She said “that in the Charter school there were more hands on assignments rather than paper worksheets, and provided an atmosphere of innovation and creation.”
The next teacher is Jessica Linford; she is a high school math teacher in Texas. “The problem I see with it is that very few families would actually participate in it because if the costs. And our workforce would then greatly suffer. Also most teenagers have zero to no motivation about their futures because they can't see past if they have a date this weekend or if they have the coolest clothes, even if their parents are willing to pay or care about their own child's future which sadly many do not. So you can't count on parents to help motivate their children (any teacher can tell you that).”
The mentality of our society has changed over time. Is it humanly ethically to give back tax money that was going to be used for schools to the citizens, and then let the people pay for their own education with in the foundation of a free-market approach? It is apparent, given the current mentality, that there will be groups of citizens that will choose to spend that money on different things rather than the education of their children. The next question, if that does happen, how will a large group of children, with uncaring parents or kids that don't want an education affect our economy? Or is that group who wants to live the entitlement society is the same people who choose not to participate in the education system, thereby the size that is already a burden to our economy will be the same size if the free market education system was in place. Is there a line where the people in general just have to accept that those who choose not the education path have the right and freedom to do so?
Next is JoAnn Jones, she is a teacher at a community college in Texas. After reading the historical component of this text said this, “Interesting comparison of ancient civilizations to our present day educational system. I agree there is more success where there is free enterprise and competition. Competitive schools will be looking for ways to improve. I was impressed by the statement: “attributed to the wise behavior of its citizens”. Great teaching attributed to the wise behavior of its citizens which would of course attribute to greater teaching, and so on. The ancient Athenians “sought out the education that met their needs and preferences” and in this way they were very involved in their own education, which also contributes to greater teaching. Lessons for us to learn now: free enterprise, competition and parental and student involvement all contribute to a better education.”
There is nothing about the concept of education that cannot be solved by a free-market approach to education. Education is a product, and if it is subject to the law of supply and demand, you will have parents and students being to ones who set the guidelines. Rather than the way it is run now. The Governments runs it like a monopoly, just as in economics, the state has little incentive, or competition, to improve education for those receiving it. Our current education system lacks an interconnected network of incentives, which can only be addressed by a free-market approach.
I watch a video clip that expresses one of the main problems with the way our current education system is run. As an overview, our education system was created during the industrial revolution, so the main purpose was to teach simple subjects, and then after high school they would go to work in the industrial world. Currently the United States is no longer a major manufacturer. Our system runs like a factory, there is rarely any kind of individual treatment of the students, rather they are looked on as groups. Why back students in age groups, why do classes in the morning, why can’t we have learning in groups or as an individual. Education needs to become more specific on how the student will succeed the best, this outcome is best achieved by the free- market approach, rather than the cookie cutter approach from the government.
Why break students up by age? What if 10 out of the 30 students in the classroom work better in the afternoon instead of the morning? What about the fact that many students would like to work by themselves, or that some would like to work in groups? You cannot and will not have creative, innovative, brilliant, and imaginative young adults come out of an industrialized, cookie cutter system of education.
It is important to pull from the experience of current teachers, people who are dealing with the problems of our current education policies. Here are some critics from current teachers, ranging from elementary to secondary to collegiate levels.
From a 4th grade and music teacher, Katherine Hurst has been a teacher for 8 years in Texas and Idaho. “Due to the entitlement society, some parents feel that whenever their child has bad behavior or does poorly in class, it is because the teacher is out to get them or is picking on their child. The parent feels that their child is entitled to get a good grade for just coming to school. Hurst also said that since public school had almost a monopoly on education it is hard to do anything outside of what the state wanted. Even with the governments’ regulation of “no child left behind act”, the act has almost done the opposite affect from what the government wanted. Since the government has a force and highly structured curriculum, if some students haven’t grasped a concept the teacher has to move on and teach the next concept. The government just needs to get out of the way.” Hurst also had the opportunity to work at a charter school. She said “that with fewer regulations, the teachers were able to work more and have focused teaching on what the students needed.” Charter Schools are a step towards the right direction. Hurst experience in different teaching environments provides a unique view on each system. She said “that in the Charter school there were more hands on assignments rather than paper worksheets, and provided an atmosphere of innovation and creation.”
The next teacher is Jessica Linford; she is a high school math teacher in Texas. “The problem I see with it is that very few families would actually participate in it because if the costs. And our workforce would then greatly suffer. Also most teenagers have zero to no motivation about their futures because they can't see past if they have a date this weekend or if they have the coolest clothes, even if their parents are willing to pay or care about their own child's future which sadly many do not. So you can't count on parents to help motivate their children (any teacher can tell you that).”
The mentality of our society has changed over time. Is it humanly ethically to give back tax money that was going to be used for schools to the citizens, and then let the people pay for their own education with in the foundation of a free-market approach? It is apparent, given the current mentality, that there will be groups of citizens that will choose to spend that money on different things rather than the education of their children. The next question, if that does happen, how will a large group of children, with uncaring parents or kids that don't want an education affect our economy? Or is that group who wants to live the entitlement society is the same people who choose not to participate in the education system, thereby the size that is already a burden to our economy will be the same size if the free market education system was in place. Is there a line where the people in general just have to accept that those who choose not the education path have the right and freedom to do so?
Next is JoAnn Jones, she is a teacher at a community college in Texas. After reading the historical component of this text said this, “Interesting comparison of ancient civilizations to our present day educational system. I agree there is more success where there is free enterprise and competition. Competitive schools will be looking for ways to improve. I was impressed by the statement: “attributed to the wise behavior of its citizens”. Great teaching attributed to the wise behavior of its citizens which would of course attribute to greater teaching, and so on. The ancient Athenians “sought out the education that met their needs and preferences” and in this way they were very involved in their own education, which also contributes to greater teaching. Lessons for us to learn now: free enterprise, competition and parental and student involvement all contribute to a better education.”
There is nothing about the concept of education that cannot be solved by a free-market approach to education. Education is a product, and if it is subject to the law of supply and demand, you will have parents and students being to ones who set the guidelines. Rather than the way it is run now. The Governments runs it like a monopoly, just as in economics, the state has little incentive, or competition, to improve education for those receiving it. Our current education system lacks an interconnected network of incentives, which can only be addressed by a free-market approach.
I watch a video clip that expresses one of the main problems with the way our current education system is run. As an overview, our education system was created during the industrial revolution, so the main purpose was to teach simple subjects, and then after high school they would go to work in the industrial world. Currently the United States is no longer a major manufacturer. Our system runs like a factory, there is rarely any kind of individual treatment of the students, rather they are looked on as groups. Why back students in age groups, why do classes in the morning, why can’t we have learning in groups or as an individual. Education needs to become more specific on how the student will succeed the best, this outcome is best achieved by the free- market approach, rather than the cookie cutter approach from the government.
Why break students up by age? What if 10 out of the 30 students in the classroom work better in the afternoon instead of the morning? What about the fact that many students would like to work by themselves, or that some would like to work in groups? You cannot and will not have creative, innovative, brilliant, and imaginative young adults come out of an industrialized, cookie cutter system of education.
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