James Bogenschutz
Dr. Parker
Eng. 102
18 June 2015
Academic Goals
Education
has become a must in today’s society, the goal is to provide a better education
and future for our students. “To create an
economy built to last, we need to provide every student with a complete and
competitive education that will enable them to succeed in a global economy based
on knowledge and innovation” (White House). This is an inspiring quote, it makes me feel
empowered and like we can actually make a difference to succeed. The overall
goal is to help students succeed to provide a better future to themselves and
to society. The goal is to provide better schools with more qualified
educators. Also, better school assessments for students to accomplish more. “Race
to the Top has helped drive states nationwide to pursue higher standards,
improve teacher effectiveness, use data effectively in the classroom, and adopt
new strategies to help struggling schools” (White House). Race to the top is an initiative
that provides an incentive to those states that are willing to make an attempt
to improve education. Apparently, many states have gotten on board with this
and this is really good for our education systems.
I like
hearing that we are making an attempt to improve our education systems one step
at a time. Although there are many things that we are struggling with in today’s
society we have to make an attempt for change and I am a believer that
education would provide that change. Moreover, education is the key to success
in today’s society and we must improve it by focusing on our children, on what
the teachers are teaching, and on setting higher standards for our children.
Work Cited
White House. n.p. Web.
18 June 2015. <https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-12>.
I have had the pleasure of studying abroad and have seen how other countries handle their education. In Spain, when we spoke to other students, they said its crazy to hold a job and go to school. The family pushes you to study full time and focus on education. In morocco, we met students who were 12 years old and could speak four languages fluently. English, Spanish, French and Arabic! I wish we would follow not all of the other countries but some of their examples and figure out how we can improve it for our children.
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