Reforming Public Education Visual Outline

Reforming Public precept in America optical Outline Corrie Broughton Western Governors University WGU Student ID 000235996 Reforming Public teaching in America 1. The world somewhat American school children is changing, but the public school system is failing to keep up with either the changes. Many programs that ar in place were great 50+ years ago but at once true reform is needed. A. The United States used to have the highest standards in the world for education. B. With so many calculate cuts, the education of American children is suffering. There is pocketable money for updated textbooks, new technology, and even to updated buildings.Many t from each oneers reach into their own pockets to summate their classrooms even with the basics of paper and pencils. C. Taxes should be paying for world-class education in America, but the political relation is not using those dollars wisely. School district boards are in complete charge of how the money is distributed to each schoo l. Not all schools will receive the same amount, some will get more and some will get less. 2. The public education system needs change. Children are getting pull ahead and further behind in math and science when compared to other countries.The No Child Left Behind truth has some good goals but those goals are hard to achieve because the standards are set too high. Its hard to judge what the standards are because each state has their own test for student achievement. A. Very little money for schools tauts no new textbooks or technology available to students. Cut backs also mean no counselors or school nurses on campus. Additionally, school buildings do not get much-needed repairs. B. Student/teacher ratios are too high. Teachers cannot give individual attention to students, and students struggle with keeping up with the curriculum.Poor performing teachers bring on the same amount of money as a good teacher. Tenure and the teachers heart and soul protect all teachers from any fo rm of discipline. C. U. S. schools have failed to keep up with other countries in education. The uncouth factor with all of the countries that have students achieving their standards is all students use the same curriculum and thither is not a No Child Left Behind Law. The United States has the shortest school year and fewest amount of hours children send away in the classroom. 3. Research suggests that the U. S. ducation system could benefit from reform because there is very little money for schools there are over-crowded classrooms with tenured teachers who are protected by the unions and other countries are surpassing Americas once great education system by leaps and bounds. References Athavale, G. (2009, October 29). U. S. education falling behind those of other countries. Retrieved from http//www. saratogafalcon. org/ surfeit/us-education-falling-behind-those-other-countries Behrent, M. (2009, Summer). Reclaiming our freedom to teach Education reform in the Obama era. Part of the special issue, Education and the Obama presidency.Harvard Educational Review 79 (2), p. 240-6. Retrieved from http//wguproxy. egloballibrary. com/login? user=true&url=http//vnweb. hwwilsonweb. com/hww/jumpstart. jhtml? recid=0bc05f7a67b1790e84eb37b49561a968d1ff2c9fe8790d78c3c4d7ec0aaa2d1d11262f4eeb607acd&fmt=C Howell, W. West, M. Peterson, P. (2011 Fall). The public weighs in on school reform Retrieved from Education Next, 11(4), and 10-22 A Failing Grade For Public School Funding (2010, June 01). Editorial Los Angeles Times Retrieved from http//articles. latimes. com/2010/jun/01/opinion/la-ed-funding-20100601/2 Leana, C. 2011, Fall). The wanting link in school reform p. 30-35 Retrieved from http//go. aft. org/socap National Commission on Excellence in Education (1903, April 26). A Nation at Risk The Imperative for Educational Reform. Retrieved from http//www2. ed. gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/index. html Resnick, L. Nolan, K. (1995 March). Where in the world are world-class standard s? Educational Leadership, Vol. 52, p. 6-10, 5p Retrieved from http//www. ascd. org/publications/educational_leadership/mar95/vol52/num06/Where_in_the_World_Are_World-Class_Standards?. aspx Schools and Testing Left