Blog stage 6

I agree with Anita Marie, education in the United States is in need of a massive overhaul. When you think about education in America you think of standardized testing, not learning. You think of underpaid and overworked teachers. There is really, very little positive imagery that comes to mind. And I have to ask, what is more important than effectively educating our future leaders?
As Anita Marie mentions in her blog, when did the need for a well rounded education die? We teach today what is needed to pass the standardized test. We do not place a great emphasis on music, arts, and physical education. In fact, in most schools these programs are being cut dramatically. The blog Betrayed states it best when they say that our school systems are designed to teach the "same thing, in the same way, with the same package curriculum." We all learn differently. We all have areas where we are gifted and areas where we will struggle. So how can every child be expected to learn in exactly the same way?
I would like to believe that overhauling the school system is attainable. To me, it is going to be harder to change people's preconceived ideas about testing and how children should learn. We seem to be a society obsessed with figures and data, so there is likely to be a lot of opposition to finding a new measure of what has been learned other than standardized testing. But I agree with Anita Marie that it is worth it and our children are worth it.