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Ben Zheng
Rowland Heights, CA
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Ben commented on the article |While readings are great source to get information, I think the best way is to visit the schools. Generally (I am currently a high school senior at a relatively competitive school), schools are either too lenient and the teachers are unqualified OR (in my school's case) too hard that it discourage learning.
Currently, I am taking Differential Equation and other AP courses, and I have concluded that the teachers simply doesn't have the ability to teach. Rather, they teach us how to pass the test and memorize the steps/equations. This is not the way to encourage American innovations.
On the other side, certain schools (in poorer districts) are underfunded that they are unable to carry out their role to encourage education.
Personally, I think teachers should not have tenures (I know, old habits are hard to break), but there are many teachers simply unqualified (but have tenures). Instead, the teachers should have reexaminations every 5-10 years to assure that they still understand their subjects. In addition, schools should be better funded (well, obviously, but much harder said than done).
While social security, Iraq War, economics are all major problems today, we still need to understand that education is for the future. Without investment into education today, we will not succeed tomorrow. It may not be immediate danger, but it should be a major priority on the national agenda. Furthermore, education today is the long term solution to crisis(es) of tomorrow.
