Problems American public schools are faced with

Question 1

Different types of secondary schools

State and public schools

Public schools in Britain – private, fee-paying

State – the majority of schools = comprehensive schools! 93% of comprehensive schools

The majority of secondary school pupils in England and Wales attend comprehensive schools. Comprehensive schools largerly take pupils without reference to ability or aptitude, providing a wide range secondary education for all or most of the children in a district. Most other state-educated children in England attend grammar or secondary modern schools, to which they are allocated after selection procedures at the age of 11.

There are also specialist schools, which are state secondary schools specialising in techology, science and mathematics, modern foreign languages, sport or the arts – in addition to providing the full National Curriculum. (technology colleges, arts colleges, language colleges, etc.)

City Technology Colleges – non-fee-paying independent secondary schools created by a partnership of governmental and business sponsors. There the National curriculum is taught with an emphasis on maths, technology and technology and science.

Question 2

Problems American public schools are faced with

Poor academic performance

Poor attendance

Truancy (прогулы)

Performance as a student

Scholastic ability

A crumbling school

Grade school

Teachers are held accountable

TESTS = There is no standardized child, yet America
has standardized learning.

Many public school teachers also cite student attitudes, such as apathy and disrespect for teachers, as a major problem facing schools today. A poll from the National Center for Education Statistics cited a number of years ago that problems like apathy, tardiness, disrespect and absenteeism posed significant challenges for teachers. These issues were seen more frequently at the secondary school level, rather than the primary grades.

Budget cuts have created huge problems for most public schools in recent years. Less funding means smaller staffs, fewer resources and a lower number of services for students. While some argue that throwing more money at the education problems won’t make them go away, others assert that lack of funding caused many of the problems in the first place.

Bullying is not a new problem, but it is one that has a profound impact on the learning aptitude of many students today. Technology has given bullies even more avenues to torment their victims – through social networking, texting and other virtual interactions. Cyberbullying has become a major issue for schools, as evidenced by the number of suicides that can be directly traced to bullying events. The fact that laws are still fuzzy regarding cyberbullying adds to the challenge – since parents, teachers and administrators are unsure of how to legally handle such issues.

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