A Nation at Risk

When A Nation at Risk was originally published back in 1983, it highlighted some of the major issues that were facing the American education system. Most of these issues were societal issues that the article was intending to highlight to make Americans realize the major issues in our education system. The article also talks about concerns that people have about our system, and the issues in our system. In the follow up article A Nation at Risk: 25 Years Later (or A Nation Accountable), we’re told about all the changes that have been made to the education system in the last 25 years, but despite all those changes, our system is still very far from perfect. Our system is still very much improved from where it was 25 years ago and we have made great strides to our system to improve it, and we will continue on in hopes to continue to improve our system to finally find the balance and create the ideal system for students, teachers and everyone else involved. While we now have systems in place to accommodate students who might need help, we provide for students who are living in poverty, and despite standardized testing still existing in schools, there is a bigger emphasis on individualization. We can only wonder when will finally mold the system into the system that it needs to be, it might take another 25 years, or maybe it will happen before then, but as teachers, we can just try our hardest to make sure that our students are doing the best they can in the system that exists.