As someone who came out of the schooling system in the past 5 years, I can honestly say that the entire system is broken. Let me explain:
1. Students are taught to recite, not to learn. There are plenty of subjects where the student is required to learn a lot of material, in a short amount of time, before moving onto the next topic. This encourages students to memorize for the short term results, instead of developing themselves for the long term
2. There are many subjects that are critical to develop competent adults, that are no longer taught, or are not required. IMO, every adult should know how to cook and clean effectively, and every adult should know how to change a tire on their car. Instead of learning useful skills, we had applied math in 12th grade, which included learning multiplication. There were numerous seniors in my class that took the class for the easy A
3. Students are told throughout their schooling that college is the only way to be successful, which is untrue. If college is a part of your future plan, and will provide assistance in your career, you should go! But if you are unsure of your future plans, or it will do nothing to help, skip the loans!
I firmly believe the schooling system needs a complete rework, as it is doing virtually nothing to develop our youth to become world dominating people. America needs to put more effort into our children and teens, and empower them to be great. It seems that we disregard the future of our country, until it’s too late.