Education Comparison

Education Comparison

The United States has always been a country that has been looked up to

as a world leader for many years. This country gets scrutinized quite often

by other nations in all aspects of the United States society. One area that

has been questioned by many nations is the United States current education

system’s under achievements in comparable to other advanced nations abroad.

Many of today’s leaders are aware of the problems with the United States

education system; however, there are currently no plans in place to solve

them. If the United States wants to remain one of the leading nations in this

world, it is important that the government designs a plan to improve the

education system in order to keep up with the performance of other nations.

The education system in the United States has been a topic of

discussion and concern throughout the county. The current system of

education is offered to children, adolescents, and adults. The majority of

the education programs are ran by the states and local governments. In

addition, the majority of the funding for these schools also come from them

as well. Due to the fact that the school systems are ran locally, this leads

to a wide variety of curriculum that varies in different communities. Since

there are 50 states, there is a possibility of having at least 50 different

sets of rules, regulations, and standards when it comes to education. A

students education level could be only based on where they live. Scholars in

political economy and sociology of knowledge have argued that public schools

in complex industrial societies like our own make available different types

of educational experience and curriculum knowledge to students in different

social classes (Anyon 33). In an effort to improve on these ideas and to

allow for a more standard opportunity of learning amongst all students, The

No Child Left Behind Act of...