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One thing we can be truly sure about is the fact that nothing in this world is perfect, but we should always strive for excellence anyway. How do we even get ourselves to strive? Inspiration, passion, and motivation for the things that we want to attain can help us achieve success. Unfortunately, not all schools can offer the classes and programs that everyone wants, but the essential basics (math, history, English, science) should be taught, as they are necessary components to our everyday lives. Students can achieve success if both the teacher and the student willfully put the effort into it.
Parents should, indeed, be actively involved in their child’s education. American parents should follow the example of the “Kyoiku mama,” Japanese mothers from Japan. Their number one priority is their child’s education, and they’ll do whatever it takes to help them succeed in school. The Japanese mother would, for example, provide midnight food and water while the son or daughter would diligently work on a homework or project, or study for a huge exam. The school performance of the Japanese child reflects the on the mother’s sense of personal accomplishment. If the child does horrible on a certain test, the mother would be let down, but she would still, nonetheless, continue to be actively involved in helping her son or daughter.
The size of classes definitely plays a huge role in education. Like what almost everyone else is saying, students develop a personal interaction with the teacher in smaller classes, enabling them to focus on the class subject better and earning higher grades. Large classes tend to have a lot of distractions, and it’s difficult for the teacher to gain control over such a disruptive class. Of course, smaller class sizes would mean more spending on building more classrooms. However, if smaller class sizes can make a huge dramatic difference on students’ grades, then why not incorporate them into schools? Wouldn’t it be worth it?
We live in a digital age now, surrounded by so many pieces of technology. Personally, I find textbooks to be an absolute bore. I spend at least five to ten minutes flipping through dozens of pages to find the answer to the first question of my AP Biology worksheet. If I had access to the online textbook, searching for the answer would be a piece of cake, as I would type in what I need to find in a search engine, directly leading me to the answers I need. I wouldn’t mind choosing a Kindle or a Nook over a textbook. It’d make my life easy, and it would save a ton of time. If we implemented more technology into our schools, we can definitely save a lot of time and use that valuable time for other important things.
- Jarel Lim Per. 4
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