Category: American Education System

Essay on Chinese Education Vs American Education I vaguely remember that before going abroad, Mr. Zhang my English teacher in China, once asked a classmate a question in a certain class of study would you go abroad if you had a chance? I boldly answered this question, I said: ‘Yes, because I want to experience…

Middle School Persuasive Essay about Recess Time For various reasons, I believe that middle school recess needs to be extended because it does not allow students enough time to take care of their basic needs. Some people may disagree because they feel that this will decrease instructional and learning time. However, I believe that a…

Should the Dropout Age Be Raised to 18 Years: Argumentative Essay Over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States each year. 21 states and the District of Columbia have passed mandatory laws that allow students to stay in school even when they have passed the age of 16. However, the…

Year-Round School Is a Bad Idea and Needs to Be Abolished: Argumentative Essay After almost 50 years, year-round school is starting to fade away but needs to go away faster. In my opinion, we need to abolish year around school as year-round school is obviously a bad idea. One reason why year-round school is a…

Today’s American Education System Needs Changes: Persuasive Essay The education system is a problem that needs to be addressed because education is very important. Many jobs require certain degrees and certain knowledge to get the job. Only 36% of Americans end up graduating college, and about 6,211,000 Americans end up unemployed. This needs to be…

Critical Analysis of the Problems of American Education System Whats Wrong with the American Education System? In many fields, the United States is often referred to as the world’s best nation. It may be one of the greatest, but in education, it’s far from it. Of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s 34 nations…

Standardized Testing As a Flawed Concept: Critical Analysis of Disadvantages Should Exams be outlawed in favor of another assignment? Exams often do little more than measure a persons ability to take exams. A test or examination is an assignment intended to measure a test-takes knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness or classification in many other subjects.…

Critical Analysis of Standardized Testing: Reflective Essay Throughout the years, standardized testing has been regarded as the way to measure how much a student has learned over a period of time. It is seen as such because it provides an objective and reliable measure of student achievement, which plays a huge role on major decisions…

Issues of the American Education System: Critical Analysis of Articles The American education system has become a corrupt institution and will soon fail all together. Every since elementary school, I can recall students receiving different treatment than I did, but I dismissed it because it was always in my favor. I have always excelled in…

Critical Analysis of the American Education System: Effect of Standardized Tests Abstract This paper explores the effect standardized tests have on the American education system. As the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB) has greatly increased the amount of standardized test in the United States, most prominently the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), this…