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Education in the United States has taken many twists and turns. ... Schools and
education have seen racial discrimination and then racial integration. There have been positives and
negatives to all aspects of the ever changing world of education.
However, why is it that one of the wealthiest countries in the world struggles with assuring that
its citizens all receive an equal opportunity education? ... With all of the changes in education, we are seeing
that there are that many more changes that need to occur.
For most people, education and schooling are the same thing, but they are actually different.
By definition, education is the social institution through which society provides it member with
important knowledge, including basic skills and cultural norms and values. ... In today’s society, it is expected that a child will attend school for the
majority of their first eighteen years, and many more spend even more years receiving a higher
education. ... Mandatory education did
not become mandated until 1872, even then only the wealthy attended school. ...
The United States also mandated school attendance and was a pioneer in creating a universal
goal of mass education. ... In 1918, the United States passed the last mandatory education law that required
school attendance until the age of 16 or completion of the eighth grade. Today, in the United States
four out of five adults have completed high school and out of those individuals, one in four have
higher education. Even though Japanese students out score all other students, the United States
holds the distinction of having the greatest number of adults with higher education. ... In the United States, and other industrial societies,
a college education is the primary path to occupational achievement, but there is one drawback to a
college education--the cost. ... ” The United States believes that all men are created equal, but that doesn’t hold true when it
comes to education. ...
President Bush believes that “when it comes to the education of our children.
Approximate Word count = 1639
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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