Our School System Sucks

Growing up as a child, surrounded by intellectuals and advanced peers, it was not uncommon for my brother and me to be found borrowed in the fantasies of magnificent books, imagining to be the great hero or heroine of a breathtaking adventure. Taking home B's were uncommon, and low scores on tests were unthinkable. Most parents would've killed to have their children even glance at a book.

Less than five years pass, and you see me, struggling to even get enough sleep each night. Most high school students will agree and attest to similar scenarios, playful as a kid, stressed as a teenager. Worse of all is my mind frame. Why is it so, that I'd rather skip school during an important test day being unprepared in order to study for the same subject? And, why is it so, that my parent would let me do so?

In what twisted place would students skip school for the sake of school?

America's army is one of the most powerful in the world, and our wealth clearly is demonstrated on magazines you see everyday, yet our schooling system is falling off a cliff, and only a miracle will bring us back. According to Yo Expert, America's public school testing scores are extremely poor in comparison to students in other first world countries. We're not helping ourselves, society tells everyone to form to a mold whether you're rich or poor, black or white, ugly or good-looking. College tuitions are always on the rise. Scholarships are handed out to the few percent of college individuals. The cost of living has risen significantly. And yet we expect to have the same standards for learning?

It isn't the teachers' faults for giving out work to meet the nation's criteria. It isn't the fault of the president, or the students, or the system. It's the fault of the people as a nation. Education isn't how it used to be, and if we keep on pushing unrealistic expectations, the nation will suffer.

Focus on how the students are faring, and do us a miracle. All we want is sleep.