Q4) "Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System" Article

I think this article was very powerful in showing how the US education system is falling apart.
The author quotes a teacher that says that a lot of what they are teaching is fake and will never be used in the real world. This is true, I remember in a lecture that we had one class that we agreed that there would be stuff we would never use again and it's a problem that teachers even tell their students this because it just makes them not try as hard to master the material.

Second, the author brings up how Charter school systems are not concerned with education. I agree with this statement because in the movie "Waiting For Superman" so many people wanted to get into a charter school because the students take a different curriculum and may not get all the necessary classes they need for college. These schools were different from public schools and some families had a only a 1 in 5 chance of getting into one.

Finally, I think the author is correct when they talk about getting rid of professional teachers that actually do a good job and put in less-experienced teachers just because they cost less money. It is a shame that good teachers are the ones that end up leaving due to costs. This is why our education system is crumbling. Teachers don't try as hard, and as seen in "Waiting For Superman" teachers that are tenured have almost nothing to lose because it's extremely difficult to fire a tenured teacher.