The U.S. School System

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This paper focuses on the school system's current trend of mainstreaming, which follows the one-size fits all philosophy. This paper details the various flaws and failures attributed to mainstreaming. The writer of this paper contends that if the school system is to improve, there must be a complete reevaluation and restructuring of the current system. This paper focuses on the importance of meeting the individual needs of the rich, poor, non-disabled and disabled students and anyone else requiring a more customized approach to learning. This paper also discusses the downside to standardized testing, which prevents students from using logic and reasoning. The writer stresses the need to implement an improved system, which encourages individuality and creativity, on the part of the students as well as the faculty.

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"Our existing educational system does not work because it is indirectly and in many cases based on the concept of mainstreaming. Consider some of the many outcomes of this single line of reasoning. For example, the multiple-choice test that has become a foundation of the existing educational process. Multiple choice tests are the equivalent of fast-food restaurants and drive-through banks. And, as our world becomes more technologically advanced, standardized testing will remain a norm in our schools. "Despite widespread efforts to change the way students are tested in schools, the Educational Testing Service says multiple-choice exams are still educators' first choice."

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