Website

The website is American Education Problems. This website talks about the problems in the American school system. It mentions the problems of too many students, not enough supplies, students are not able to focus and so on.

This website was created by Sandra Price. It was created on the 22 of may in 2001. It does not show the last time it was updated but its publisher is From Reason to Freedom.

Effectiveness: This website is laid out effectively. The information is not easily found and the appearance of the website is not very appealing it is banal. The writing is OK but some things could be changed.
Accuracy: The information is sort of accurate, but it does state some of the problems occurring today. They are not giving all of the sides to the issue. But the basic information about the topic is correct. this website is obsolete.
Credibility: This wouldn't be a trusted source. It doesn't show the last time it was updated. It states lots of the authors opinions on the topic.
Content: People that look at this site can learn some of the problems about the American education system, like not enough supplies, a lot of students per class and other problems. The main point of the site is to illustrate the problems in the education system and suggest ways of fixing some of this problems. The author really doesn't say much about fixing some of the problems so the goal she is trying to make is not meet. There are o visuals about the topic.

Source
Price, Sandra."American Education Problems."
from Reason to Freedom. 22 May 2001.Web. 21 Oct.2010.
http://www.reasontofreedom.com/educationproblems.html.

Current State

Around One hundred years ago about eighty percent of Americans had a high school diploma. Now the U.S. is constantly being outranked by other countries. America is one of the countries that has the shortest school day and school year. Now we need to think of an education reform to improve every students education. During the summer all the students lose what they have learned through out the school year. As a country we need to improve our education if we want to stay acclaimed as the most powerful and influential country in the world. We need to think of programs that will engross the student and escalate his or her learning. People for example Dewayne Matthews, vice president of the Denver-based Education Commission stated that "It is clear that educational disadvantage is born not at school but in the home." "Learning begins at birth." Should every American be en charge of their education or should the government take care of it?

Background Information

This blog is about American education when compared to the rest of the world. Through out this blog I will explore what our school system is all about. About how much money "we" spend on our countries education. What countries are the best and so on.

The issue is that America is falling behind other countries when it come down to our education. We need to be more adamant when it comes down to "our" education system. Our education system seems to obsolete when compared to other countries.

This is consideration because of 30 comparable countries, the U.S. ranks near the bottom at 25 for math and 21 for science and 20th on high school graduation rates. Our graduation rate is 75 percent while other countries have a 90 percent rate. The U.S. does outrank other countries when it comes to the amount of money we spend per student. We spend over $129,000 per student from k to 12. Other countries spend 95,000 per student also from k to 12. Some members of the board of education agreed that part of why the U.S ranks near the bottom is that we have have one of the shorter school year. Teachers might spend more time on re-teaching or reviewing what their students forgot over the extensive summer. The worlds education systems are changing rapidly and we are not keeping up.