Monday, October 17, 2011
John Stingle/ "Is Public Education receiving enough funding?"
In "Public Education's Crumbling Down" (March 3, 2010), nameless student author "sundialadmin" asserts that the public education system is failing financially, and resultantly failing its students. The author supports his/her claim by using harsh, first person examples and criticizing the way that public schools are run. The student displays a despondancy over the plight of the public school, where "classrooms are filled to the max", and "students are enrolled in school, but can't take classes." The tone throughout the article is that of a distressed, dejected, and above all, disappointed student. The end product of this atrocity in schooling, says the author, is "folding polo tees at the Gap." The writer addresses a general audience, and uses strong language, as well as a first person perspective, to show how urgent it is that the public school system be drastically changed, immediately.
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Personally, I have not felt drastically affected by a shortage of money in my education system. The author describes an overflow in classes, which I have never had occur to me, at least through my high school career. However, I have seen how the budget has affected the sports aspect of GMHS; our track has not been updated for quite some time, and remains one of the last gravel tracks in the state. In this regard I believe the author has a point, but overall in my education, I have yet to see budget as a large problem.
ReplyDeleteAs a product of public school, I can say from experience that not all public schools are "filled to the max," and prevent our youth from learning. My time spent at Granby Memorial High School has sufficiently helped prepare me for college and beyond. However, I am also aware that other students are not as fortunate as I am and struggle to learn in such harsh environments. I agree with the author in this regard because lower-income areas have trouble preparing their students due to the lack of resources available. I believe their needs to be change with the educational process in some towns, and charter schools and government sponsored agencies may be the answer.
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