Henry Clay's Eulogy On Henry Clay

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For decade our society and parents always pressure and focused on education, for some, school or colleges the higher GPA is very important matter to get the financial aid or award for continuing education. The school system has many flaws in it. For instance, many students stay up almost all night long to get a paper done. When finals come, they stay up all night to study. It’s gotten to the point where students worry more about getting a good grade than actually learning something. In today’s world the price of education has hit the sky even though if someone wants to complete the bachelors in a very simple major the school cost is much that individual thinks multiple time should he or she go to school to have a higher paying job or fulfill …show more content…
I say "to the end of his life," because I have understood that, from time to time, he added something to his education during the greater part of his whole life. Mr. Clay's lack of a more perfect early education, however it may be regretted generally, teaches at least one profitable lesson; it teaches that in this country, one can scarcely be so poor, but that, if he will, he can acquire sufficient education to get through the world respectably.--July 6, 1852 Eulogy on Henry Clay http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/educate.htm …show more content…
Studies and records show that there are more than 1.3 million students that study in a public school. 60% of the public schools are in need of some serious repair. Because of the poor school system, the student graduation rate dropped tremendously. Recent studies also show that not being technologically advanced enough; more than half of the children scored below their level in reading and almost half scored below their level in math and the dropout rate was 18.7%. The education system is in serious