Essays on American Education

Education systems are much diversified all over the world because of the great differences in cultures and customs of various countries. This way, when bringing changes to any education system, it is important to mention all possible benefits and deficiencies of people, as some of them may be ready to try something new or reject it with all the attendants. Perhaps, the factor of difficult acceptance may be the key aspect of durability and little changeability of education systems in different countries (“Understanding the American Education System”, 2016). Considering this, the paper is to compare education systems at the ...

Art-related disciplines are critical to educating citizens and students of every age. Nevertheless, the arts have declined significantly in schools and public participation. According to a recent study by Rabkin and Hedberg (2011), fewer eighteen-year-olds in a 2008 survey reported receiving arts instruction in their childhood than a similar age group surveyed in 1982. The research suggested that the provision of arts education dropped from 65% in 1982 to about 50% in 2008 (Rabkin & Hedberg, 2011). Moreover, it included survey data gathered in 2002 and 1992 with each successive period indicating a severe decline in Americans’ access to arts ...

African American history is diverse and deep-rooted. What the world knows of it today is through the words of historians. Historians have the ability to describe the events and happenings of a certain age in time and reveal what happened with precision. However if the events are too far-fetched and date back in time, then history can be altered or distorted to suit the needs of biased historians who might be of a particular race or ethnicity. Similarly, African American history has faced the issue of bias in texts and reading, which created hatred and animosity for the race. ...

Henry is a strong supporter of Egalitarianism, who argues that all human beings are equal and hence deserve equal chances. However from this excerpt, Henry is in support of elitism when it comes to shaping the American education system which he argues to have failed. Of most importance to note is the fact that elitism completely contradicts the main principles of egalitarianism. Henry argues that the American education system should be restructured so that only a few remain to offer degree and diploma programs. The rest (the majority of the community colleges) he thinks should be used to provide ...

Vocational Training

Introduction Higher education has a direct impact on the economic sustainability of any nation. This is the main reason as to why the American government sets aside billions of shillings to boost the education system. Any nation is often guided by the need to ensure that the potential of its citizens are exploited. Critical thinking plays a role in the decision-making process; yet many people end up making wrong choices. To achieve the American Dream, the education system must be transformed in order to act as the basis. It would be unfair, however, to over-prioritize education and insist on ...

The Future of Higher Education in U.S.A Vocational education and training in the USA represent the product of an extension of the evolutionary progression. The economic, educational, and social aspects have on many occasions been exerting pressure and influencing on how vocational education is defined, as well as defining when, where, how and to whom this education should be provided. One can define vocational education that teaches students to be practical with attempts of equipping them job or career skill instruction. In this regard, various components are subject to the classification under the umbrella of vocational education. These components ...

There is a growing trend among American families to abhor the traditional education model where students studied in groups and general classrooms. Families with such apathy for traditional classroom model prefer homeschooling, which is a new concept in the American education system (Lubienski, Tiffany & Jameson378-392). The U.S. Department of Education postulate that there is estimated about 1.1 million school going children who would rather be educated at home as opposed to attending the traditional classrooms (Cooper, Bruce & John 110-131). Some experts who argue against homeschooling postulate it as a threat to the traditional education model; however, it is a ...

Introduction

Education has always been considered as one of the most important aspects of life that should be given undivided attention. For this reason, any country’s economic and political growth is highly dependent on the education curriculum. Knowledge gained from education is a key factor that helps raise a generation of high intellectual capacity (James, 1930). In the United States of America, education is one of the country’s components that have been given high priority. This is evidenced from facts observed from the history of some of the famous education institutions such as the Harvard University. Charles Eliot was an ...