Education is imperative

What an “ideal” world we would have, if all our children could receive the same, quality education. You have to be living in a dream world if you think that everyone is treated equally and fairly. The quality of education is so far apart, when you compare those children who live in the ghetto and those children who live in the upper class area. Do you really think your best and most qualified teachers are sent to Bed-Sty or Harlem? I don’t think so.
When Bush enacted the “No child left behind ACT,” in 2002, he may have had a good idea, but the results surely point a different way. The teacher who presented her argument, clearly stated all the ills of the bill. She was oh so right when she stated that one cannot learn in an atmosphere of fear. This is exactly what this ACT is promoting. The entire testing system is so flawed. The state tests comparing children of the fifth grade to the year before is totally absurd. Nothing good has come from this ACT that President Bush put into action. I have to agree with the teacher, that nothing good has come from this ACT.
As far as the poet is concerned, Lamont Carey is 100% correct. When we give our children an I for incomplete and adjust the grades so everyone gets promoted, what benefit does that children get? It is a well known fact that children in the poorer areas do not receive the same education as those in the so called, “better areas.” What Mr. Carey is trying to point out is that we cannot just give these children grades without merit. What kind of society would we have if all children are not given the same opportunity? They start to give the kids I’s instead of grades. How is that going to prepare them for the future? They can’t possibly get good enough scores on their SAT’s at this rate.
As the article just opened up, it stated how important education is for the future of our country. How is it that as far as education is concerned, we are one of the worse counties in the world? This type of grading is a type of Affirmative Action for children. It promotes those who are in a lesser category, just to meet a quota. What kind of self-esteem can this be for that particular individual? He cannot feel that great about himself if he gets promoted even if he is not qualified. We all know how well Affirmative Action worked. Not so good!
I have to say, both of these articles really brought to light how poor the education system is in America. Our future depends on the children. If we take such a nonchalant attitude about such a serious matter, the United States will surely lose all credibility throughout the world. We really should make sure that education gets pushed up to a higher priority than it is today.