More important than we think
Wake up. Go to school. Go home. Do homework. Go to bed. Wash, rinse, and repeat. This is a routine expected out of every student and failure to comply with this routine is met with consequences. Whether it is a condescending stare, lack of job opportunities, or a general lack of respect; the education deficit is becoming an increasingly problematic situation in the United States. Fewer students are graduating from college, which lessens the amount of collegiate students, which decreases the efficiency our country will be able to run. The world is already at a shortage for medical professionals, however fewer and fewer students are completing their medical degrees.
In order to increase the amount of professionals in our country, we must first increase the amount of educated laborers. Reassessing the public schooling system must be accounted for. I believe a main deterrent for students is a lack of applicable subjects and situations. Math is presented in forms such as Algebra, Calculus and Geometry, however many students lack any sort of real-world correlation. However, this prevents many students from understanding the beauty of math, it is far more than merely a problem to be solved, it is deciphering a systematic element in the world. For every math problem presented, there is a “real-world” situation in which it is applicable. Given this situation, I believe the education system MUST help students discover the relationship between the mathematics they are learning in class, to the problems they may encounter in life. Although this particular issue would not solve the entire crisis occurring in America, I believe it could possibly make up to a 1% difference. If we can have 1% more educated professionals, then our country would benefit substantially.
–Michael Leng
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