Justin+R’s+OpEd+Article

=Our Faulty Education System=



Our current education system does not prepare students for future careers. Students take an unnecessary amount of general education. How are broad subjects such as American Literature, U.S. History, Pre-Calculus, etc. supposed to help me pick out a specific major, in which I have hundreds of choices? Personally, I have no idea what I would like to be when I grow up. I don’t think anybody knows for sure. Yes, you can act like you want to be a movie critic because you enjoy watching movies, but until you actually work a day as a movie critic, how can you be certain?

The amount of general education that we are required to complete is absolutely absurd. Will Pre-Calculus help me create relationships, travel the world, become a Psychologist? Not so much. If I were to reform the education system, I would make general education a requirement that would be fulfilled before high school. High school could now offer classes that pertain to a student’s particular interests. Hey, maybe then students would be inspired to work harder? Maybe students would view education as a privilege (as it should be seen) rather than a dreaded burden? The U.S. education system is mediocre compared to the rest of the world. A country with as much power as the U.S. should rank very high in something as vital as education. If the United States wants to continue to refer to themselves as “The Best”, the country must reform their current education system.

Lastly, colleges should asses our overall character rather than a few sets of letters on a transcript. It is fairly easy to cheat our current education system, and many people do. The current education system is solely based off of hard work, and intelligence. If you don't have either, you are rather f*cked. Change is a necessity.