It is without a doubt that our current day and age is going through a very progressive period. Traditional institutions and values have been switched and will continue to do so as we move on through this century. However, what if I told you we have always been in a progressive era? Throughout American history, we have continued to develop and innovate each and everyday. One thing that sets us back however is our schools system as they have struggled to change and modernize alongside everything else.

What’s Wrong with the Curriculum?

Our school systems have a misconception with the agenda they push. It does not prepare us for our future lives. Schools primarily focus on a standardized memorization education. Our grades are determined on how well we remember content which strays away on skills we need later on in life. Similarly, the skills they teach are null and outdated. Schools focus on a predominantly academic agenda and give no education on essential skills we need later in life. Many who graduate high school often find themselves feeling lost or unprepared for what they want to do in life as they don’t know what their strengths are. Furthermore, the emphasis on testing poses a big threat on our education. Cramming and cheating become very common techniques as they feel like the only options students have to be able to pass/

What Can Change?

As our job markets and the economy we will be soon involved in changes everyday, schools need to offer much more hands on learning. I can personally speak on behalf of most people I know that they’d much rather rather build something like a project than learn how to build a project. It’s the hands on material that really teaches students what they want to do in life. Students are much more prepared for future applications when they can genuinely wright down that they did something instead of saying they learned how to do something. Moreover, schools need to change their content and structural agenda. Instead of learning how to solve an irrelevant math problem that we will soon forget, teach us how to use math in economic matters. Instead of levying a tax on us at the end of a unit, give daily tickets at the end of class to challenge those to pay attention in class. As the list goes on, it is without a doubt that there are many flaws in the school system, and it up to our generation to find and tackle them.

Marshall Aycock

My interests include fiction and thrillers. I am from Georgia and like to play tennis and landscape