English 11-3

Current educational system

I've heard countless people saying that current educational system isn't doing what it's supposed to do, but I haven't heard any person suggest a way to make it better, so I decided to write my own interpretation of good educational system. I still haven't made my mind completely but I have some ideas of what needs to be changed. First of all, I would like to start pointing out what's wrong with the current system, then I'll proceed to introduce some changes that can be made. What's wrong with Current educational system? The main thing that bothers me about current educational system is that it's not teaching the subjects, it's just feeding information that's instantly forgotten after passing exams. Let’s take math as an example, we are being told the equations but not the explanations behind them, and I think it's the explanation that gives us ability to think more critically not the equation; equation is just the outcome which is nothing by itself. We aren't being told to think for ourselves, they aren't teaching us to form our opinions, instead we are being fed the opinions that the teachers have, this eliminates critical thinking, which is essential in human being. What to change? First of all we need to start with the salary, it's way to low, the teachers simply can't be happy with their job with so little salary, which is one of the main problem behind our educational system. After increase in salaries, we need to encourage students to have their own opinion; I think that philosophy will help with this. Teaching about the philosophies that we based our society on will help students to think more critically and will encourage students to find their own truth. I believe this would be enough to form a good educational system that will prepare students for future. This was my own opinion of how we should change the current system. It can be wrong or it can be correct, I would suggest making up your own mind on this issue, after all educational system is one of the most important things in forming good health society.