Education plays an important role in the life of every person. Usually, students’ life may be considerably changed after students enter a college. Students have to choose their professions, think about future life goals, define moral principles, and get experience. Unfortunately, nowadays, students face numerous problems in education: race and sex inequality, school vouchers, private or public education, requirements for distant education, and lack of teachers.
Each of these issues influences considerably the choice of future education and profession. Students, whose families have low income, usually lag behind, and students, who come from other countries, face language and communication barriers. To solve the problem of education in America, it is necessary to analyze and improve education policies, extirpate the problem of racism, create programs to help students who cannot choose institutions according to their own interests, and find more motivation for teachers.
One of the current problems of education in American culture is students’ unwillingness to study. Kids do not want to go to schools/colleges just because of lack motivation and unawareness of education importance. Nowadays, young people have lots of alternatives to education: free-lance jobs, family business, or marriages for money.
They just do not want to realize the importance of education and chances they can get. It is necessary to clear up who and how can influence children’s choice, first of all, and then, think over possible ways to inspire children.
It is possible to create certain programs, which will introduce the basics of education and underline how the life of every student may be changed after entering an institution. Parents may be provided with the necessary tools in order to prepare their children for entering a school/college. “Students unmotivated to learn are not apt to be as systematic in their learning efforts. The may be inattentive during the lesson and not organized or rehearse material.” (Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 6)
Another issue that deserves attention is the problem of racism in education. It is still unknown why so many discussions concerning race inequality take place in institutions, and no concrete solutions can be presented. The fact whether you are black or white plays a crucial role in the process of choosing school or college.
It is high time to solve this problem and analyze what causes the conflicts between students of different races. For example, “In Midshire University widening participation strategy in colour and culture blind. Initiatives have been mounted to build compact with schools and further education colleges in order to facilitate access.” (Law, Phillips, and Turney 23)
Is it so important to consider the color of your skin when getting education? Why is it so difficult for lots of people to close eyes as for race and nationality? Such questions are needed to be answered with the help of numerous questionnaires and surveys. These investigations should involve either students or teachers, or parents. Maybe, analyzing this question from different perspectives will help to improve educational policies.
For lots of students, the choice of school/college creates numerous difficulties. Nowadays, education is not cheap, and not every family may allow their child/children enter any institution they want. Some families have low income that makes entering a college a bit problematic. As a result, talented students are deprived of the opportunity to get the necessary education and become real professionals in a certain field. This is why the idea of school vouchers takes an important place.
With the help of school vouchers, families can pick out any school/college for their children according to their own preferences. In the United States, school vouchers’ support is a bit mixed. Not every state supports educational vouchers and presents quite persuasive ideas (financial difficulties, unlimited number of students, etc).
Certain subsidy limitations have been adopted, so, most likely, students can get school vouchers if they win some contests or present interesting projects to demonstrate and prove their abilities and skills. Also, it is necessary to admit that the implementation of school vouchers is one more way to motivate students for studying. School voucher programs should be color blind, so that every student has an opportunity to get education in any institution he/she wants.
However, not only students are needed to be motivated. Today, lack of teachers creates one more problem in education in the United States. Nowadays, lots of unskilled teachers are hired in order to provide students with good education. Is it possible that a teacher with lack of experience can study a child in a good way? Hardly! This is why government also needs to think about the conditions, which will be appropriate for both students and teachers, and which will stimulate them.
Only a few people agree to work for low salary. Salaries of teachers is changed from $25 000 to $84 000. (Nelson and Drown) Living wages are too high, and people usually change their jobs in order to find something profitable. To my mind, it is high time to remember people that children are our future.
Without necessary education, children will not get opportunities to live normal life and earn money, and our future will be under a threat. This is why all people who can teach should remember their predestination and start teaching. In its turn, government should find necessary financial support to provide teachers with good salaries in order these teachers could study children.
In spite of the fact that education plays a significant role in the life of every person, students face numerous problems as for choosing an institution and career. Not every family may allow their children get the desirable education, and some students face racial and sex problems during their education.
In order to improve education conditions in the United States, it is crucially important to solve the problems as for the lack of teachers and remind them of the importance of educating; to diminish the ideas of race inequality; to provide appropriate conditions for education; and to develop school voucher programs in order to motivate students in spite of his/her social status.
Outline
Introduction
Nowadays, students face numerous problems in education: race and sex inequality, school vouchers, private or public education, requirements for distant education, and lack of teachers
Thesis Statement
To solve the problem of education in America, it is necessary to analyze and improve education policies, extirpate the problem of racism, create programs to help students who cannot choose institutions according to their own interests, and find more motivation for teachers.
Supporting paragraph
One of the current problems of education in American culture is students’ unwillingness to study.
Thesis: It is possible to create certain programs, which will introduce the basics of education and underline how the life of every student may be changed after entering an institution.
Supporting paragraph
It is still unknown why so many discussions concerning race inequality take place in institutions, and no concrete solutions can be presented.
Thesis: It is high time to solve this problem and analyze what causes the conflicts between students of different races.
Supporting paragraph
Today, lack of teachers creates one more problem in education in the United States.
Thesis: It is high time to remember people that children are our future. Without necessary education, children will not get opportunities to live normal life and earn money, and our future will be under a threat.
Conclusion
In order to improve education conditions in the United States, it is crucially important to solve the problems as for the lack of teachers and remind them of the importance of educating; to diminish the ideas of race inequality; to provide appropriate conditions for education; and to develop school voucher programs in order to motivate students in spite of his/her social status.
Works Cited
Law, Ian, Phillips, Deborah, Turney, Laura. Institutional Racism in Higher Education. Trentham Books, 2004. Print.
Nelson, Howard, F., Drown, Rachel. Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends 2002. Washington: American Federal Teachers, 2003.
Schunk, Dale, H., Pintrich, Paul, R., Meece, Judith, L. Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Applications. Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007. Print.