Entry 6

The task of reforming public education is kind of a tricky subject to talk about, because most of it seems to center on a general disagreement between people who have different perceptions of what public education provides, and should provide in the future. For the most part people disagree over parts of the public education system that are directly related to what these people are looking to get out of their education. As a student it's obviously slanted and maybe even a little shrewd (although satisfying) to lob criticism and generalizations at those in charge and the people who are responsible for the current system. For starters I think it's important to stress that every student is unique as an individual and that the role of public education should be to give them the tools they need to learn not just at this stage but throughout their lives, and encourage (not force) them to use these tools. Not every kid wants to go to college, and that is ok, as long as they have the opportunity to do so. A good place to start reform of education would be to put the teachers, who have spent years of their lives and lots of money in order to learn how to do their jobs, back into the state level education system. We should also strive to eliminate any corporation that is able to make a profit off of test making from the educational system as a whole. No more Pearson question writers, we can easily use real teachers with real experience to write better questions. Just because we live in America does not mean that we automatically are able to develop an educational system that adapts to all the changes in the country and in our world, we need to work toward developing that and it would seem fairly obvious that a one-size-fits-all method of testing is probably not a great start. Rant over. I am going to sleep.