Section A02
Week 2
Today’s education system is a relic
of the Industrial Revolution and corporate interests in being able to craft an entire
generation of perfect workers. “The Untold History of Modern Education: The Founding Fathers” goes
into how the trend towards increasing educational standardization is a pursuit of
income by corporations who sell the education material (Lee 2), but I would
argue that it goes beyond even that. By forcing students to meet the same
standard across the nation without regard to their talents or shortcomings
might on the surface seem like a necessity for a system on a scale as large as the
US, but really it just forces everyone to attempt to fit a very particular mold
in their formative years, one that is “meant to churn out assembly-line workers”
(Smith). That is not to say that education is bad; it is one of the most
important aspects of modern day. It is also by no fault of the teachers on the
individual level, as many of them entered that profession with the desire to
teach and guide students—something that can be readily done if the desire is
there. M What really surprised me about this article were the statistics that
it used. That only 64% of students graduate university-level within six years
seems wildly ridiculous (I hold no judgement on how long it takes a person,
take all the time you need for your education). Something the article didn’t
touch on is that it is the longer these students are in college, the more money
those colleges will make off those students, furthering the concept that this
system was made to profit off education that is becoming increasingly necessary
for a career and a livelihood.
Lee, J. (2016, June 17). The Untold History of Modern U.S. Education: The Founding Fathers.
Retrieved October 08, 2017, from http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/01/28/untold-history-modern-u-s-education-founding-fathers/
Smith, K. (2014, January 11). US education model creates assembly-line workers. Retrieved October 08, 2017, from http://nypost.com/2014/01/11/us-education-model-creates-assembly-line-workers/
T. (2010, October 14). RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms. Retrieved October 08, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
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