Akins, Jake. “20 Life Skills Not Taught In School.” http://successfulstudent.org/20-life-skills-not-taught-in-school/ 16 June. 2014. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.
This source expresses certain issues that Jake Akins noticed that schools have been lacking. They pointed out that due to the time we are in where technology is used every second, it has been noticed that the children in this generation are being known as the silent generation because all they do is text instead of speaking and schools demand them to speak but schools don’t teach them,the students, methods of speech. Also, schools do not go in depth on history nor with government topics, they only teach bit of the Bill of Rights, but don’t explain what laws there are nor who is the present State …show more content…
As a child, he claims that he came to school unable to read or write, the teachers made it as a goal for the 3-5year olds to know how to read and have good “penmanship.” Now, when he looks at schools, he says that “schools are little more than prisons” because teachers aren’t doing their jobs of teaching the students because all they are focused on is having them pass the upcoming quizzes. Not many students today are as successful as for those back in the 60s, who were determined to achieve that well-earned grade. Students aren’t given the proper respect nor manners in this generation, they carry weapons to cause harm to the teachers or students that anger them. In the 60s, the students were well-behaved to everyone because they were taught to, which clearly demonstrates that schools today lack proper …show more content…
Each of these nation have a similar specific goal, which is teaching their students more of the world and help them figure out what they are special in. In China, they have decided to cut off complex math topics for the children and bring them more into science, by encouraging them to study and be invested in “ real-world applications”. Such as health, how to conserve energy, learn foreign languages and cultures around the world. In Singapore, the board of education have parents of their students so that parents can be more involved with strengthening the mind of their children. They also plan to “enhance” the younger generation’s creative and “ shape their personal, cultural, and social identity” this ties in with china’s goal as
This source expresses certain issues that Jake Akins noticed that schools have been lacking. They pointed out that due to the time we are in where technology is used every second, it has been noticed that the children in this generation are being known as the silent generation because all they do is text instead of speaking and schools demand them to speak but schools don’t teach them,the students, methods of speech. Also, schools do not go in depth on history nor with government topics, they only teach bit of the Bill of Rights, but don’t explain what laws there are nor who is the present State …show more content…
As a child, he claims that he came to school unable to read or write, the teachers made it as a goal for the 3-5year olds to know how to read and have good “penmanship.” Now, when he looks at schools, he says that “schools are little more than prisons” because teachers aren’t doing their jobs of teaching the students because all they are focused on is having them pass the upcoming quizzes. Not many students today are as successful as for those back in the 60s, who were determined to achieve that well-earned grade. Students aren’t given the proper respect nor manners in this generation, they carry weapons to cause harm to the teachers or students that anger them. In the 60s, the students were well-behaved to everyone because they were taught to, which clearly demonstrates that schools today lack proper …show more content…
Each of these nation have a similar specific goal, which is teaching their students more of the world and help them figure out what they are special in. In China, they have decided to cut off complex math topics for the children and bring them more into science, by encouraging them to study and be invested in “ real-world applications”. Such as health, how to conserve energy, learn foreign languages and cultures around the world. In Singapore, the board of education have parents of their students so that parents can be more involved with strengthening the mind of their children. They also plan to “enhance” the younger generation’s creative and “ shape their personal, cultural, and social identity” this ties in with china’s goal as