What to do with our Education in this country?

I found this Blog “It’s Bigger than Superman, Call Wonder Woman Too” a bit one sided on an opinion. It left out a lot of advantages that many Americans are credited for. It failed to leave solutions and other opinions besides the one’s James W. Guthier’s, valid. As if Ben Stein and Randi Weigarten had no clue of what they were talking about. I had trouble finding the article to get the same info. It was a bit confusing trying to find the actual point that is trying to be made beside the obvious observations that schools are falling behind.

                It is easy to say that we are falling behind among the top nations in the education topics, but we are not falling behind on raising future millionaires. The cost of living is ridiculously different from many of those top 25 countries spoken of earlier. The difference is, that same American credo is still alive today, “work hard or think creatively your financial desires may just be there one day”. So taking the advice from Dr.Guthier to cut elective and concentrate on core such as reading and math would better for our national educational average should be wrong.

 It is evident though that, students are getting worse at reading. Perhaps changing teaching methods should be the answer. Teachers now in days need to be up dated and ready for this information age we live in. I personally have seen a large change in teaching methods. I believe challenging students in a creative thinking method is always a better result. The message of the class sticks like glue. I saw Dr. Guthrie and he looked like a guy that would give me reports every week and personally I find it hard to learn by doing reports.

                 Besides, what are the percentages of the 25 countries that provide public schools period? I bet there are only a handful of countries that provide that as we do. All the way through till college, hell we are spoiled here in the U.S., maybe that’s where the nation screws up. School is like a good job, it only stays good if you apply yourself to it. Last time I checked unless in a private or charter school where they tell you the actual tuition cost, public schools individual budget per student varies from 12,000$ to near 27,000$+ across the country. Do you really think that that number stated is in the same ballpark range that is actually spent.

                I must hand it to the writer that the staggering statistics where nice to read, but does not explain the point what the country is doing to reverse this trend. It just is very hard to believe that these numbers are credible. It does leave one to wonder though what the real dropout rate are and why this topic only is around during election time? It just leaves me to wonder as I am sure what amh2305 is wondering, “What is there to do with the education in this country”. Also, every tax payer knows education is pretty expensive; they just want to make sure they are getting a bang for their tax dollar.