Problems In Education And Society

Problems in Education and Society

According to "A Nation at Risk", the American education system

has declined due to a "rising tide of mediocrity" in our schools.

States such as New York have responded to the findings and

recommendations of the report by implementing such strategies as the

"Regents Action Plan" and the "New Compact for Learning".

In the early 1980’s, President Regan ordered a national

commission to study our education system. The findings of this

commission were that, compared with other industrialized nations, our

education system is grossly inadequate in meeting the ezdards of

education that many other countries have developed. At one time,

America was the world leader in technology, service, and industry, but

overconfidence based on a historical belief in our superiority has

caused our nation to fall behind the rapidly growing competitive

market in the world with regard to education. The report in some

respects is an unfair comparison of our education system, which does

not have a national ezdard for goals, curriculum, or regulations,

with other countries that do, but the findings nevertheless reflect

the need for change. Our education system at this time is regulated

by states which implement their own curriculum, set their own goals

and have their own requirements for teacher preparation. Combined

with this is the fact that we have lowered our expectations in these

areas, thus we are not p...

Problems In Education And Society

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