Whats Wrong with Education in America?
Why is education so bad in America compared to other countries? I’m sick and tired of reading and hearing about all the bad things in the American educational system. As a former teacher of both college and high school mathematics, I find my insides turning every time I read a report on how we are failing our children. But are we failing, or are there other factors which need to be addressed? Let’s take a look at these. The educational debate has been raging for decades already, and every month or so someone comes up with the supposed solution to our educational ills. These soi disant experts rally their call and come up with new programs which will remedy our maladjusted programs. The “new math” is one example of these innovative constructs which only served to further bewilder an already confused educational curriculum. The truth of the matter is that education can never improve when the very customers are against such, when they don’t see any connection with reality, and when they c
