Title: Why the Education System Has Failed to Succeed - Soapboxie
Headings: Why the Education System Has Failed to Succeed
Why the Education System Has Failed to Succeed
What Has Caused the Failure of the Education System?
Private Schools Don’t Guarantee a Better Education
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My College Experience and the Disillusionment That Followed
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Content: Despite the fact that it’s been a few hundred years since the public education model was put in place, it has changed very little. After all the advancements that have been made in science and technology, why hasn’t there been more advancement in the public educational system? The answer to that question is debatable and complex, but there are certain contributing factors that can’t be denied. Although there are alternatives to public education such as private or alternative schools, only parents with lots of money to spare can afford to send their children to those types of institutions—and if they can afford it, sometimes it ends up being a waste of money. pinterest-pin-it
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Private Schools Don’t Guarantee a Better Education
A study conducted by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) that was published in 2007 indicated that there is not much of an achievement gap amongst students in public high schools vs. students attending private high schools. When conducting the study, they took into account several factors, including family background and socioeconomic status. Students from low-income, urban areas performed as well as students from private schools when they had parents that were involved in their education. In fact, the only cases that students in private schools outperformed their public school counterparts were in regards to SAT scores. However, there is one of two reasons why that is: either private schools are better at teaching test-taking skills, or the students that are admitted into private schools have higher IQs.