Education

Throughout the week we have been discussing different types of education around the world and within the country.  Different types of education can make drastic differences on the children and the entire workforce regarding the quality of the education.  For example, Finland has been regarded as having the best education system in the world because of the funding and quality of education they provide.  This makes for a productive teacher and student body as well as a more capable and educated workforce.  However, one piece of media that we studied really caught my attention and it was called, "I just sued the school system".  I thought this piece was very powerful because it brought to light the generalizations that are made about each student and how they learn.  These generalizations make for an unproductive student body with only a fraction of students actually getting quality education that suits their needs and productivity.  It also mentioned standardized testing which is a collective test that is supposed to assess how well the student has learned the material that was supposed to be taught in class.  Not only will most of the material on the test not be relevant in most students everyday lives, but is not even an accurate method for most students.  Overall, this study has really opened my eyes to the problems of the American education system and standardized testing and how it impacts the students.