What Are The Pros And Cons Of The School System

A public school system was established to give an education. It was designed to make good people, to make good citizens, and to make each person his or her personal best. Is that really what is happening at pubic school places though? When a child has to concentrate on so many other things such as sports, social status, dances, games, it is hard to stay focused on the main goal, which is to get an education. A child can obtain an education without having to go a mandated building that claim to educate children but in reality are shaping children to all be synced with one another and keep each child from forming their own thoughts and minimizing their ability to be critical thinkers. In a public schools system there are clubs, advanced classes, lower classes, clicks. There are many categories that classify each student into a group. That group is usually determined early on when getting schooled. What if a student is classified into a group he or she does not really identify with? They are forced to stay with the group unless they change drastically.

In order to pass this testing done in elementary and secondary school, every single student needs to have the same knowledge. It does not take into account any disabilities, anybody that thinks outside the box. Everybody taking the test has to meet a certain criteria. Does standardized testing really prepare students to expand themselves? Teachers are concentrated yearlong is providing information for students to pass these tests. All they are doing are causing students to memorize information that will them pass these standardized tests. Children are not learning. Children are not getting education. They are memorizing information. They are all memorizing the same information as if they were robots preprogrammed to do whatever the owner asks of them. These standardized tests are eliminating the ability for students themselves to critically