Why is the education system so laughable?

Question

Why is the education system so laughable?

Answer 1

No Child Left Behind, George W. Bush, a lack of parent responsibility for taking a part in their children's educations and lives in general, a society that puts socialization, popularity, athletic talent, and beauty all before the need for an education

Answer 2

First, the assumptions for my reply are that you are referring to the American education system and it is specifically public education.

The American public education system is laughable because it is not principally about education.  

It is a politicized system, viewed and operated on an economic model ... as such, it can't be anything but dysfunctional -and, as you say, laughable!

Education is about instruction and learning -not about politics and economics.  As such, when leaders use political intent -and muscle- to guide what should be a social construct (education) with the artifacts and goals of economic outcomes, what we get is precisely what we have today ... that is, a collapsed system that is ineffective, inefficient and, generally, counterintuitive to the very axioms and goals of education.

At some level -once we get above the human tragedy of it all- it becomes a joke ... and laugh is about all that is left to do.

I believe the city of Detroit (in 2007) had a high school graduation rate of 24% ... yes, that's right, 24%.  Now, for starters, that abysmal rate is not a fault or function of the students.  It is a direct fault and function of the adults who created and implemented that sytem -and do everything in their power to sustain it ... the young people of Detroit take a look at such a system and literally vote with their feet -they walk away and, it seems reasonable, they laugh and cuss at it.

In five, ten, twenty, and thirty years, the society will pay dearly for constructing and enduring an educational system that encourages a 24% high school graduation rate.

Once the fear of it all subsides, it is truly laughable!

Answer 3

Because all education is 'rounded' to the 'average' student, and you know better than that, because very few actually all  fall into what is called 'average'.

Answer 4

The government got into the business of education and screwed it up completely.  I fail to understand why the government thinks they know more about our students education than the professional educators. This wouldn't happen in any other profession.

Answer 5

because teachers date students instead of teaching them. oh i guess s*x ed is teaching them something

Answer 6

laughable? xD

Answer 7

NCLB, NEA, UNIONS, TENURE, CORRUPTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Answer 8

because the minister of education is a joker

Answer 9

Lack of parental involvement in the education of their children.

Answer 10

Because students keep asking teachers to make learning fun?

Oh, by the way, you might specify whose educational system and in what what it is laughable.  This is an international forum.  You might get a useful response.

Answer 11

Since you did not specify, I will assume that you are talking about the K-12 public education system in the United States.  There are several reasons why public education has problems.  Some are problems within the system and some are external influences that have greatly lowered standards.

The major problems within the system is a lack of effective administrative oversight.    In high performing districts,  the school site administrators are academic leaders that closely monitor and when necessary correct what is occurring in the classrooms on a daily basis.  At the same time, knowledgeable central office administrators are regularly observing what is happening on campus and in classrooms and provided constructive feedback to school site administrators.  For some reason, many states now require that teachers and administrators be warned and allowed to put on a dog and pony show for observers.  Administrators need the freedom to walk in, sit down, and evaluate what is happening in a classroom without having to schedule.  

The major problem outside of the system is a tendency within leadership at the federal, state, and local level to jump on bandwagons and mandate implementation without really understanding the consequences. When laws are passed mandating one thing or another they usually take money away from the regular programs and redirect it somewhere else.  In addition, these laws often have good intent but horrible consequences.  In the past incorrigible students, those that were regularly disruptive to the learning process, could be expelled for one year.  This placed the responsibility for the child's behavior where it belonged, with the child and the parent.  If a child lost the right to attend public school for a year, it was the parent's responsibility to fund alternative education.  Expulsions were few and far between because almost all parents saw it as their responsibility to ensure that their child's behavior did not cross the line.  Since the districts must now assume the financial burden of providing alternative education to students expelled from their home school, many disruptive behaviors that would not have been tolerated in the past are dealt with less severely.  Many parents no longer see monitoring their child's behavior at school as their  responsibility.  Even worse, the number of students that behave in outrageous ways that disrupt learning on a regular if not daily basis has grown tenfold.  This is only one example of a well intentioned mandate that has caused serious damage to the public school system.