The Current Education System

I think for the most part our education system does a pretty good job. I just don't like how a good amount of jobs require expensive schooling and then just end up giving you on the job training. It is like we are paying people so that we can get paid more than the next guy. It makes it very unfair for some. This being said, I am very thankful for the experience I've had with our education system.

I believe there could be a much better system for educating the people of the United States though. I would change would be the collage system. Collage would be optional like it is now, but it would not cost anything to go. It would just be more school after high school. It would more or less be the same, you would still apply and need to take the standardized test. If it were like this people could go right to the work force or keep going to school for a more specialized job. This way financial standings would not hinder anyone and everyone would be on a level playing field. It would be up to the individual and not that persons family to get them into school. Think about it, if you were smart enough to go to Harvard you could go there. A person wouldn't have to pay huge sums of money and spend the rest of their life paying it off. The privileged child would have no advantage, money wise, over an impoverished person.

It seems to me that training for a particular job would also streamline the process too. I can't recall ever talking to someone that loves all their classes. If someone loves to read and write stories why should they take math that they probably will never use? I understand that generals make people well rounded, but it's not necessary. Maybe generals should be optional. A math major wouldn't need to take a speech class, but maybe they want to become better public speakers, so they would take the class. Maybe a biology major wants to write properly, so they take some writing classes. Isn't it unfair to force people into a situation they fear more than anything? If classes were options, people who are deathly afraid of public speaking would not need to make speeches in front of their pears, or people with horrible test anxiety wouldn't have to suffer though math tests they dread.

I don't see profitable establishments such as collages changing. There is no reason for them to at this point. They can keep making money so why stop? It makes sense when you think about it. I know I wouldn't stop making money if the choice was presented to me and I'm sure that's the same for most of us. Eventually though, we will need to start looking out for each other more, especially with the world going in the direction it is.