Reality vs. Ideal

       
         How would you like to come to school one morning and find there is no power? I guess that's the reality of things, school is not perfect no matter how hard the teachers and administrators try. The education system has its faults and its forte's. One fault in the system is that they let students drop out. School is not for everyone but finishing high school should be a basic requirement. In some cases it is not possible for reasons such as family problems but that should be the only exception. Although teachers and administrators cannot tell students they cannot drop out they do attempt to keep them in school. The class sizes make it impossible for certain students to learn. When the classes have too many students it is unthinkable too try and accommodate student’s different learning styles. At lunch there are students sitting with the people they already know without even trying to make new friends. Then there are the kids who do not know anyone who end up sitting alone because no one talks to them or offers them a place to sit. Too add to that there is the pressure from administrators, parents and teachers to do well, get hundreds of ssl hours and do extracurricular activities. The constant pressure is what causes students to cheat and do other things in the same nature. In the ideal school there would not be such a problem.

             In the ideal school, classes would be set up so there would be from ten to fifteen students from every school, who have the same learning style working together so they could get different perspectives, socialize and learn to the best of their abilities at the same time. Class periods should allow for enough time to learn but not enough time to get bored and fall asleep. The curriculum should be based solely on basic studies involved in a student’s career pathway and students should be allowed to choose as many career pathways as they think they might want too pursue. School would be Monday through Friday from 12pm-6pm with a half day every Wednesday for students who need to catch up in their studies or want to get ssl hours. Compared to a regular school the campus and building would be designed with students’ interests in mind. There would be fields for sports, walls built especially to become murals and all kinds of utilities to help disabled people. As great as this would be it is just what I believe would be beneficial to students education and may never actually become a reality.