Monday 29 September 2014

Most Pressing Problems With Public Education

By Karina Frost


The entire planet is comprised of human inhabitants who are unique on their own. Each individual can do something that the other cannot, and do it quite well, too. Some excel quite naturally in everything they do, while some have to be constantly coaxed out of their shells to be able to share their brilliant skills to the world.

Since nobody is created equal, discrimination remains to be alive, even though people share the same innovations to help them make their lives a whole lot better. The ones born into a privileged life get to enjoy more privileges even when they do not ask for it. More and more opportunities are denied to the average guy. People live in times where you have to give your best early on and keep at it until somebody better comes, which is why one has to come well prepared by obtaining a good degree in spite of all the problems with public education.

Basically, education refers to that form of learning in which the habits, skills, and knowledge of people are being transferred on from one generation to the next. This is often done by subjecting the succeeding group through teaching methods, training, and application of intensive research. Most of the time they learn under the guidance of someone deemed superior, but there are the exceptional ones who learn by themselves.

This is commonly divided into several stages that every individual has to go through at many points of his life. Such stages include preschool, primary school, secondary, college or university, and then apprenticeship. The privileged ones go through every single stage before they land the most coveted job on the planet. There are also many who do opt not to complete the said cycle for their own personal reasons.

Because education is a right given to everyone regardless of the differences in so many aspects, state institutes came into being. These are establishments that impart learning for free. These schools are funded by the government whether by part or in full. Some even have non government benefactors and some can be adopted as sister schools of the private ones.

But, due to many reasons, such learning environments are not able to function in accordance to the purpose with which they are built. Qualified graduates are dwindling in numbers, and majority of the graduating class are allowed to leave a stage forever even though they have not really learned what is expected from their level. Such graduates become not too good additions to the work force in the future.

Educational systems often put the blame to many external factors beyond their control. At the topmost of the list is the lack of involvement of the family with regards to the education received by the children. They prefer to leave all the work to the teachers, when in fact the upbringing of kids is their sole responsibility.

Sometimes the very hindrance to a successful graduate is the student himself. The mind has the ability to absorb only what it likes, which is why many do not learn much. They are more engrossed with other activities, failing to realize that their future is at risk.

Financial resources also become an issue. Though enrollment is for free, there are many activities that require monetary funds. Many just drop out because of this.




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