Today's K-12 Students & the Biggest Challenge They Face...

Based on what I’ve seen and read so far, it would seem that the biggest challenge that K-12 students face today is the bureaucracy of the education system. It is no longer about the children and their futures. It is about which schools are deemed “the best” based on test scores, which schools have bigger budgets, etc. The focus has been completely taken off of the students, and while the teachers and administrators focus more on their own agendas, the education of the students falls by the wayside. It’s no wonder that people are having to battle to get their students into good schools. They are so few and far between that finding a good school within district requires a lottery to get in.

The hardest part to deal with is the fact that teachers are supposed to be advocates for the children. But all they care about is their own problems, so the students are left to fight for themselves. “Waiting for Superman” did a good job of showing the parents who would do anything to get their kids into good schools. But here’s a question to ponder: Where are all the other parents? How many are actually trying to help their kids get a real education? And if they are not, then who is fighting for these children?

I feel for America’s younger generations. It wasn’t nearly this bad when I was in school, and I truly hope it gets better.  At the rate it’s going now, I’d hate to see how our schools are run 20 years from now. I’d have to say that there is no hope for the education of future generations. And that would be a crime.