While it is true that every school system that man can think of seems to be flawed, there are some aspects of the education system that would defiantly benefit if it were to be changed. Education is something that every individual experiences to go through to life on a daily basis, whether it is at home for those less fortunate, or be at the highest ranking public or private school in the spectrum. Education, I believe , is taken too likely, considering it is usually the first to get cut back from, and it fluctuates so much from region to region. In a perfect world this gap between the education system would be narrowed down and life as we know it would discover a world full of inspiring intellectuals.
In a perfect world I believe the government and/or state would take other actions when shaping school systems. And even though some may say that money isn’t everything in education, I do still believe that it has a major impact on the support system, even in a perfect world. Because of this I think that the American Recovery Act should have more emphasis, which would help divide the economic portion of schools. Which also I deem as a major problem that needs to be addressed. In a perfect world the division of spending would not be on reconstruction of perfectly good gyms (such as in Norte Vista) but rather in providing more supplies so each student has a desk to sit in (rather than the floor with a clip board!) and text books to have at home and school. I also money would be deviated for the pay of educated and degree earning teachers. More money would be given to teachers so there would be better teachers. Also the government would not let teachers get away with having relationships with their students in all 50 states. This would then make the firing of a teacher process not as long and tedious. Lastly, the state definitely would NOT cut back on the school hours in a day, for any school, there might even be a couple of extra hours in a day for tutoring or any other thing the state deems justifiable.
Aside from the state, classes would also have changes in this perfect world, if there ever were to be one. And what I find what would be the most beneficial to school systems, are smaller class sizes. With smaller class sizes, or larger student to ratio figures, and more interactive learning, I believe that students would have a better learning environment. Also, as for the standards, I think there should be higher standards, but not for the written ones, but more of higher expectations. In this perfect world, there would not be “lower and normal classes” and instead there would be all challenging classes. These classes would be fully embraced by each student. This also ties in with another aspect of those higher expectations, which would be college. In this world, college would be just another step in education that everybody planned on attending; there would be no debate on college (the only debate would be on which college to choose). In addition to the classroom portion or this education system, there would be less tolerance for trouble makers. These individuals do not deserve to take up both the teacher’s and student’s opportunity of learning. Or even better, there would not be any trouble makers, and everybody would have the same aspiring dream of earning the best education that they can get. And lastly, the teachers in the classroom would have to be certified to work at the level of education that they apply for (such as elementary, middle, or high school). I do not believe that teachers are interchangeable, some were born to be elementary teachers and others high school teachers (and if each wants to change their level, they should have to go through proper training and evaluations).
Ultimately it comes down to the students, and how much effort they are willing to contribute to earn their own education. Within this education system, I do believe that there should be resources that the students have access to, like laptops in classrooms, and tutoring before and after school every day. Also there would be more parent involvement, which would keep students on track both at school and at home. One way to do this would be to have parent conferences at least quarterly. Also in this system students would have more involvement in the classes that they would want to take. So instead of taking 3 years in a subject that would not help them in their future career, they could take a class that would help them in the subject they want to major in. And along with this, there would be more choices in classes. There would be more languages to choose from, more history classes, maybe an extra sociology class, or even more psychology, there would be a wide range for each student. Also students would be able to take summer school classes, not just because they failed, but because they want to get ahead, or even take interesting classes to better their skills, like creative writing. All of these would be great benefits, but then again, students are students, and there would need to be some incentives for them to learn. Because face it, most students are not fully educated-driven and they need a little push every now and then. In elementary they would be rewarded for their grades and attendance, in middle school there would be rewards for their grades, and in high school there would be the pleasure of getting off campus if you are passing all your classes, which would make students strive for more (it would be cash rewards, half would go to them to spend as they like and half would go towards a college fund).
While others tend to look at jobs as the greatest factor in the US I feel that education is right side by side to it, if not even higher (as a concerning factor in the US). The main reason that I find it so important is not because it affects me directly in this moment in time, but rather because the students that are being educated today are the future leaders that shape tomorrow’s government, and society! Byahhhhh!!!!
-Reyna Lanzas
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