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    parents are expressing their dissatisfaction and vexation with the American public school system. Turning towards alternative methods ranging from private institutions, to removing their children from public schooling altogether and homeschooling instead, this leaves a multitude of people questioning, what is the problem, why is it present, and what is it stemming from? The answer is simple. The problem with America’s public school system is the inability of institutions to accurately see and meet the

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    within the field of education comes with many laws and policies that we must follow. Much of these laws have shaped the American educational system today, one of the most notable one being Brown vs. Board of Education. Public schools across our nation, up until 1954 were all segregated schools, meaning that whites had their own campus and blacks had another campus. With the ruling decision of Brown vs. Board of education, it established that separate was not equal, and African Americans were being deprived

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    As young African-Americans, they tend to be misread based on their past history. They are being judged by their race, ethnicity, appearance, dressing, religion and how they speak. As African-American youths, poverty is one of the challenges they struggle to overcome in their everyday life. This is a major issue that has held a great deal of them back from achieving many goals they would have loved to achieve. Their parents’ inability to provide all their needs has discouraged them from taking a

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    Germans have the opinion that our system is a system free of social classes and that anybody haves the same possibilities. This would mean that every person could have equal starting conditions especially in the point of education. Is this right? How does this fit to our today’s situation in which the rich people get richer but more less while the poor people get poorer but more in quantity? How does this fit to the thesis that our German education system offers equal opportunities

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    Think Outside The Box Tired of the same old routine? Too much pressure is being put on high school students; some students do not even know how to cope with it. The way that the American public education system has planned to make these individuals succeed is really not how it should be. Students are being taught information that will not be as useful once they become adults. Students should be able to receive the knowledge they need in order to succeed in life. Students need an opportunity to be

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    Challenges in Urban School’s There are many challenges in the American education system. Not all American students are learning the same, and many are not having the opportunity to go to an accredited school. Urban schools are at the head of these challenges.7.1 million students are enrolled at an urban school across the United States. Hispanics make up 39%, African American 31%, White 19%, and other 9%; with 68% of those students needing free and reduced lunches (Council of the Great City Schools)

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    was quite different from what you might expect. When the United States gained control of the island in 1898, they intended to colonize and integrate them into American society. One of their methods was to implement the American educational system, therefore teaching the younger generation English instead of Spanish, and teaching them American values. I’m sure that those who were taught during that era remember the green and yellow, or navy blue, uniforms, the average one to two mile walk to school

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    COLLAPSE The educational system has been around for thousands of years, and throughout time, there have always existed equality issues. From girls not being able to attend school as far as the boys, to children being separated into different schools because of the color of their skin, equality in education is an issue that has plagued humanity for far too long. Throughout the years, there have been some important decisions made in an effort to afford equality in education. Perhaps, as we move forward

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    vaccines, surgical anesthetics, cell phones, and computers, the life of a modern American has been made relatively easy.With the introduction of entrepreneurs, new businesses, products, and ideas, American society relies upon “out of the box” thinking. Meanwhile, the education system does not. In the past decade, the amount of standardized testing has increased exponentially in America. The American education system has consequently experienced lowered testing scores, and negative outcomes in the

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    widely known for a variety of characteristics such as: its rich culture, European heritage, and its high percentage of of education progression. After researching for hours on this beautiful country, it came to my attention how relatively similar their education system was to ours. Many of us go through school, dreading it, not appreciating the opportunity to gain an education and sadly theres that few that do drop out. This similar issue is also occurring in many developing countries such as Uruguay;

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