American Education System

The famous author Mark Twain once stated, “School keeps in the way of learning”; on the surface, this quote may seem ludicrous; however, under further analysis, on can realize this is a reality. Society, as a whole, is ignorant to the superficial flaws the U.S. educational system has. The overcrowded classrooms, lack of funding for poorer districts, and the defective grading system further Mark Twain’s reasoning that the obstruction of school politics lessens a student’s ability to learn. The overflowing class sizes the United States are prohibiting a student’s ability to learn. A study conducted by statisticians Gene Glass and Mary Lee Smith concluded that a child’s learning ability increases exponentially after the number of students in …show more content…
According to Mackinac.org, in Michigan, the Bloomfield Hills Public Schools are able to spend about $16,000 more per student than the Waterford Public Schools. The substantial spending gap between school districts mean a greater divide in the options a student has to learn. With this difference in spending, this means the Waterford schools have less money to spend on teachers’ wages, technology, and resources, all of which are essential to maintain a top notch education. Twain’s quote also applies here, because the politics involved with the school system, so by being born in Waterford, the quality of a student’s education is lessened as compared to a child born in Bloomfield …show more content…
For instance, someone could that the U.S.’s educational system is flawless. The fact the U.S. ranks number three in education, as reported by usnew.com, sounds reassuring of the success of its educational system. The argument that school does not keep in the way of learning is plausible, but insufficient. Sources that rank a country’s education take an average of the grade point average; however, this does not consider the difference between actually learning new material and achieving a specific grade. According to thebluebanner.net, a 1999 study concluded that grades tend to lessen a student’s interests in learning and create a preference for the easiest task possible. Since students are continuously focused on memorizing and spitting out information that they’ll forget in a week to get a good grade on a test, this destroys the entire goal of an educational system. In the end, a country’s education ranking is in no way clear representation of students learning. Mark Twain’s statement may seem questionable to begin with, but it requires a deeper context to be clearly

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