Major Problems With Public Education

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By Ina Hunt


There have various studies trying to identify on ways that quality school life can be offered. Identifying the problems with public education is a vital measure in ensuring that the citizens are well educated at equal degrees. Identifying the glitch and coming up with a solution is one way of tackling the hitch.

A study conducted recently suggests that poverty, which is a historical obstacle, continues to act as hindrance up to the modern society. Education was provided to working class in the past while the poor individuals remained uneducated. Education is today offered to all irrespective of a person social status and everyone is expected to graduate. A novel paradigm shift is shown by the increased poverty levels compounded with the shift in education. This requires policies which are fresh to address reality.

In the beginning of the century, student that were entitled to reduced-price or free meals constituted to about half of student structure in four states. In just a decade later, more than half of student in public school are living in poverty in 17 states. This century has seen a sharp increase of unemployed parents with jobs that cannot cater for basic goods and education.

Testing of scores has been crowded out in arts subjects such as music and drama which produce the unique skills of a student and also cultivating a love for learning. The schools in poverty levels have found math challenging and has frustrated teachers and put the student at a greater disadvantage relative to their peers. Standardization on the other hand has made it difficult to mold lessons to the unique social culture.

Putting aside the vacations and physical educations has as a result postured as an obstacle to the welfare of the students. This is due to the fact that both of these develop the capacity of the student in focusing and learning while also making sure that the learners health is safeguarded since it combats obesity and also other lifestyle ailments.

There exist a wider disparity in schools from affluent areas and those from poor regions. The ones in poor areas have class size that is bigger, teachers that are not motivated and teaching facilities that are low quality among other vices. The ones in well to do places on the other hand have good medical attention, well stocked libs, modern learning models among others. All these make the public education be very unequal.

Parental involvement and the quality of the home life of the child act a predictor of the achievement of the student. Some parent are very much involved with their kids lives while others are nowhere to be found and no nothing about their children whereabouts. The need to be actively involved is very wise since positive encouragement at home will lead to improved outcomes in learning at school.

Confronting conflict is among the process of child maturation though when a child gets exposed to violence and bullying, it may lead to poor performance in school and also development of anti-social behaviors including anxiety when the child grows. Educators need to incorporate violence reduction and conflict mediation in education of early childhood.

The education structure stands out as a highly important system in the country as this is where professionals and character are made. Proper protection of this sector by dealing with obstacles facing it is imperative to ensure its relevance.




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