Part of my plan for the start of my I2 project this year is to continually research specific controversies within the country regarding the American education system. Recently, I read an article that interested me. Though this idea is not new, it caught my attention because it isn't exactly the first thing I hear that people say when talking about our education system. But this idea makes tons of sense.
General Problem: We aren't training students properly for the careers they aim to pursue in an increasingly popular category: entrepreneurship. Current situation: Because of our changing economy, more people are wanting to become entrepreneurs. Proposed solutions: 1) Technology is HUGE for getting a job! So why isn't American education pushing it? Partner privately with resources in school districts. 2) We aren't teaching business and finance skills, so we need to integrate that into our system by funding programs already doing this in more school districts. 3) Structure practical classes. 4) Show people how to think like entrepreneurs, not necessarily become them. (After all, we need people to work for entrepreneurs too!) This idea answers the question, "What is the goal of education?" with "Feeling prepared for your career." This was a good reminder to me, because it seems like every student today is so caught up with merely the next step in their educational path (for me, doing well on SAT's to get into a "good" university) that they forget that ultimately, we are preparing to be happy with and ready to perform well in our careers. I'm hoping to continually post about different resources I find to help me narrow my topic and identify the specific part of education I'm most interested in. Source: Time Magazine. Web. 2 June 2014.
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