Tackling Problems With Public Education

By Patty Goff


Government schools are at a state that is too bad that many people have lost hope that there can ever be any changes done. The system is faced with very big challenges that have been there for a very long span of time and they do not seem to be changing soon. The government always keeps giving promises about changing this system but it is definitely easier said than done. The problems with public education affect everyone including the parents, students and their teachers.

Every government school on this planet is affected by some of the challenges that are going to be mentioned in this article. For instance, there are very many schools that have small classrooms. The proportion of students who attend these schools is very big compared to the facilities that the government have made available. When the ratio of the teacher to the students is too high, it will be hard for the teacher to make sure all the students have comprehended what they teach.

Poverty is also a factor that has had a great impact on the public school system. Reports say that approximately 22 percent of children in America live at or even below poverty level. The poverty level is defined as a family that earns less than 23,000 dollars per year. Children living under extreme poverty have the highest dropout rates because it is hard to study if a person does not have enough sleep or food.

When a student is stressed, it is hard for them to utilize their full potential when it comes to their education. Some students are usually faced with too much problems that they decide to get part time jobs to help support their families. Working when a person is supposed to be learning has an impact on their grades. This is because they lack enough time to read or do their homework.

Family matters also affect the attentiveness of the pupils in school. Parents are required to make sure that there is enough peace and harmony in their homes if they want the children to do better. There are many issues that can take place at home like divorce, domestic violence and insufficiency. When a scholar lacks the vital things then their school presence will also be impacted.

Technology is something that cannot be overlooked in the schools systems today. Reports say that the children today are even more technologically advanced than their teachers. Public schools lack the technological equipment that can enable the teachers to compete with what the children already know and this also affects the government schools.

Bullying is definitely something that is real especially in the public schools. These are things that some people overlook but they should not because they also affect the children especially the bullied ones. Technology has made this worse by making other avenues possible for the bullies. Cyber bullying is done on social Medias and it also affects the children. It can be blamed for very many suicides.

Funds are the most important things that can help in the improvement of any facilities. The public schooling system however lacks this and this has made this system to lag behind for a very long time. When there are no funds it means that there will be no enough money to pay adequate teachers and other support staff hence the management will be harder.




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