Naysayer

There may be some people out there who say that our education system is doing just fine. In their opinion, the U.S. is just starting to compare our education system to that of other countries like China, which makes us look like we aren’t doing as well as we could be doing. An argument can be made that there are many people who do graduate high school and college and become professionals in the careers of their choice and that we have always had students who haven’t done well in school. According to an article talking about high school dropout rates, in the years between 1972 and 2009 the dropout rates have decreased from 15 to eight percent. However, I feel that even though the dropout rates have been getting better the students who graduate aren’t getting the full benefit of their education. In my opinion, schools are just making it easier for students to graduate so that they look like they are doing really well. It’s good that the dropout rates are getting better, but the education that is being taught is not up to par. A lot of the kids who graduate from high school are not able to go to college because they either weren’t taught well enough in high school or they just can’t afford to go. So just because more students are graduating from high school doesn’t mean that they are getting an adequate education.

Works Cited “High School Dropout Rates.” Childtrendsdatabank.org. Web. Feb. 2011.