Atonement
August 19th, 2009, 07:24 PM
The education system that I am in greatly annoys me. Everything including how they do it, why they do it, and that they don’t recognize that they do it annoys me. If I want to learn, I should be able to. I have so much more potential than what they can offer me. It bothers me to no end.
My school system limits my learning. I could learn so many more things with much greater speed. I understand that it is difficult to accommodate all of the students’ needs, but I am not the only student that is limited. I cannot advance myself because I have to stay in the same classes as people that don’t care about learning. I care about my education. There is no reason as to why I should be held back because of other people being lazy.
In a sense, I can understand the schools’ situations. It is difficult to accommodate all of the students’ needs. Also, we don’t have the funding for individual programs. I even understand that the state pays colleges for each student and high school students can’t take college classes in an excess of twelve credit hours a semester because it would be taking twice the money from the state. Though, if someone is willing to pay the difference in what the state gives the schools and pay for classes that aren’t for free through post secondary education options, they should be allowed to take those classes and get credit for them in high school because they are above and beyond the requirements and cover the same, if not more, topics. I understand the problem, but that doesn’t mean its okay.
One of the most frustrating parts of it for me is that I cannot change it. I can’t change the fact that the government put a cap on how much I am allowed to learn. I can’t be on the school board and represent myself. There isn’t much of a way around it without going to a private school or being homeschooled both of which would hinder my social development. I see no way that I can change this problem.
It annoys me most of all because it is wrong. It is wrong to not accommodate to all special needs students. Everyday people that are below average get aid and help from the government through grants and special teachers. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was intended to better our school systems by bringing up the low end. Though, why bring up the below average students when you bring down the above average students? It is completely counterproductive to make everyone equal. A story entitled "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut discussed a society that hindered the above average in order to make everyone equal. The people of the story wanted equality, but since they couldn’t make the below average better, they made the above average worse. This is a great metaphorical description of how I feel about the education system. It outrages me that it is a double standard of fairness
My school system limits my learning. I could learn so many more things with much greater speed. I understand that it is difficult to accommodate all of the students’ needs, but I am not the only student that is limited. I cannot advance myself because I have to stay in the same classes as people that don’t care about learning. I care about my education. There is no reason as to why I should be held back because of other people being lazy.
In a sense, I can understand the schools’ situations. It is difficult to accommodate all of the students’ needs. Also, we don’t have the funding for individual programs. I even understand that the state pays colleges for each student and high school students can’t take college classes in an excess of twelve credit hours a semester because it would be taking twice the money from the state. Though, if someone is willing to pay the difference in what the state gives the schools and pay for classes that aren’t for free through post secondary education options, they should be allowed to take those classes and get credit for them in high school because they are above and beyond the requirements and cover the same, if not more, topics. I understand the problem, but that doesn’t mean its okay.
One of the most frustrating parts of it for me is that I cannot change it. I can’t change the fact that the government put a cap on how much I am allowed to learn. I can’t be on the school board and represent myself. There isn’t much of a way around it without going to a private school or being homeschooled both of which would hinder my social development. I see no way that I can change this problem.
It annoys me most of all because it is wrong. It is wrong to not accommodate to all special needs students. Everyday people that are below average get aid and help from the government through grants and special teachers. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was intended to better our school systems by bringing up the low end. Though, why bring up the below average students when you bring down the above average students? It is completely counterproductive to make everyone equal. A story entitled "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut discussed a society that hindered the above average in order to make everyone equal. The people of the story wanted equality, but since they couldn’t make the below average better, they made the above average worse. This is a great metaphorical description of how I feel about the education system. It outrages me that it is a double standard of fairness