There is a common misconception that many of America’s outstanding strengths have been hampered by grave deficiencies. This has led to persistent requests to change the United States educational system. Both public and private schools have historically prioritized financial and administrative concerns over the needs of students when making educational policy changes. Many policy experts and analysts agree that the current system does not have the right processes or structures to ensure students’ intellectual growth. The stated goals of American public education have been, historically speaking, to prepare students for citizenship and create a skilled workforce. Both public and private schools have a strategy that aims to educate students in cultural literacy as well as equipping them with skills for higher education. Based on this unique fact, many experts have concluded that the American educational system could fall behind other industrialized countries when it comes to academic proficiency of students.
Analysis has found significant flaws in one policy area: the training of students to be critical thinkers within society. This notion of test scores being a factor in academic achievement has been questioned by many experts (Alharbi 2019). According to general consensus, an exam-focused education system can’t produce critical thinkers as it is supported by existing policy. This is the same view that applies to the idea of superficial academic achievements in some public or private institutions.
Many believe the US educational system hinders students from pursuing higher education. These students are not able to compete in the global market. Critical to the success of any student in public or private school is the skill to connect with the academic environment in a way that broadens their grasp of the external world’s dynamics (Childs & Johnson, 2018). America is now focused on creating a world-class education system. The United States is now focusing on educating the top students in the global world. Many observers question whether current policies and the system can deliver this promise.
Inequality is one of many problems that affect American educational systems. In 1954, the United States Supreme Court reached a landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring all types of school desegregation unlawful (Childs & Johnson, 2018).