Women Who Inspire Us

The average child does not receive quality education but receives a quantity of information. As technology has advanced there are more opportunities in this field than there were 10 years ago. Students are overworked and overloaded.  

Education is a hard one to pin point whether they're getting a better education or not. Because there, to me, is a difference between getting a good education and being provided with a good education. As this implies that you could be given the opportunity but not taking it. So I would have to say that I wouldn't know how to begin answering that question.

Does our country's children are getting a better educaton than ten years ago? No. maybe more gadets, more social activities. more work and less time to do it in.

I believe it's getting better in a way for some kids but for others that have learning disorders undiagnosed that need multiple options of learning could improve a lot more. I have ADHD but wasn't diagnosed until second grade, once I was I received more attention and the much needed different methods to solve things like math and reading. But today more kids are getting passed to the next grade because of age or held back year after year without teachers really trying to see what learning method they need to better understand anything. 

I feel like our children are getting a better education in some areas but not in others. The practical things of life such as finance management, business skills, etc. are not being taught. Additionally, children are limited with their class options based upon their GPA, pre-reqs, etc. However, education is being provided to all students. While not all areas may not have the same resources, but there is less of a difference between the educational level across all ethnicities.

Truthfully, things are more hands off due to the technology we have at hand in the 20th century. So I would say education was far more beneficial in earlier years, simply because of the closer connection earlier generations had because of technology not being such a big deal back then. 

Absolutely inspiring!!! Definitely something to share with my two little girls ♥️

I think they are. I find the current generation are more focused on reaching out and becoming involved in areas that need change. They seem more focused on their personal growth and passing that along. There seems to be more excitement and hope for the future. I'm excited for this generation's future. Should be something to see.
 

Being a grandparent, I am a little out of touch with schools.  But being old fashioned, I am concerned that children are not being taught enough history.  Stories of wars, the Holocaust, what socialism is really like, etc are not being taught because they might be upsetting. Children need to learn from the mistakes of the past.   Also there should be more job training in high schools.  There are many young adults with college degrees who can't find jobs.  Electricians, welders, mechanics, etc are working and making good salaries.  

Being an educator in a poverty stricken community, it saddens me to see the number of students that are well below reading at grade level.  I believe when we stopped teaching phonics and chose a common core curriculum, we left many students behind.  Education is not what it used to be.  I see some communities flourishing with resources but others begging for copy paper because there aren't any books.  Teachers are spending their time looking for resources in order to prep students for a standardized test, but failing to teach the absolute basics.

Parents, (their first actual teachers), are failing them.  Parents need to step up and actually teach their kids and quit putting all of the pressure and responsibilities on the teachers.  Teachers are supposed to be there to teach; not be their glorified babysitters.

It depends on where you live. One of the main reasons my husband and moved to our area is the good public schools. Otherwise, the options for a good education are expensive private schools or home schooling, which are not realistic for many people (ourselves included). Also, private schools usually have strong religious affiliations, which is not my cup of tea.

The good thing is, there are a lot of resources available for parents and children to get a really good and well rounded education. This is especially important if you don't live in an area with strong schools. The caveat is that the parents need to be educated enough to look for and use such resources.

The bottom line is that there is a huge disparity in American education, and a lot of people think that things like tests that cater to the dumbest common denominator are going to fix things. What we actually need are kids who know how to think, solve problems, read, write, and do basic math.

I think SOME of our country's children are getting a better education than they were 10 years ago, but there are much too many who aren't, especially in area's that are underdeveloped or impoverished. Many minorities are not getting the same quality education that children in more well-off neighborhoods are getting and this is sad. I think that we are doing better at recognizing this and implementing programs to change this, but this problem is much larger than we realize.

I do believe kids are benifitting from a better education in part to younger staff and also intergrating electronics

Inspiring!