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I think that the American Education could be improved by letting students choose what they want to learn instead of making everybody take the same classes.

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I think English is a must subject to learn but to improved math, it's more practical and knowing. The grading system should change as well because if we only look at grades, I don't think the students learn. I think learning is more important than having good grades.

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The current education system has flaws in pretty much every part of it. Tests are a terrible way of knowing if people know the subject. Some teachers teach directly to the test for some reason, which means that students get taught how to take a test. They don't get taught what the material really is. They also make a lot of things mandatory for no reason. I think that once you hit high school, you should mostly be exploring the things that you think you might want to do after school. After that, maybe learn how to do what you want to do. This way you could open up ways to where people could start "college" or taking those classes so maybe they could get an associates degree and start working right out of high school. Or have half of their bachelor's degree done.

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I think that learning should be about finding what a student really likes to do and further developing their skills, and classes should really focus on what a student really needs as they grow. Another thing would be classes should also focus on not only developing skills, but developing yourself as a person. This would also includes self-care.

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I think they should let kids choose the class they need in order to be good in the future, some kids wont use what were learning in some classes

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The problem with the American Education system is that we are graded on memorizing information on information that many students won't use. Classes on how to do taxes, or take care of your vehicle would be really beneficial. Teach kids how to interact with each other and respect others and others' opinions. Put the mental well being of the student first, this would improve work ethic tremendously. When students get to high school, having many different options for students to choose. Not having certain mandatory classes, unless they are survival classes.
Teaching the importance of trade school. College isn't for everyone and plenty of people are successful without getting a degree.

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I think the education system can be improved by really focusing in on career pathways. I don't think a class like physics or pre-calculus should be required by every student because I know that most jobs don't utilize either. Because of classes like these I think we should have career-centered classes, but also I think we should be allowed to change career pathways every year in high school because not everyone has their mind made up at 14.

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I think that the American education system should be focused primarily on student's interests rather than what the "system" wants. I also think that the education system should be geared towards learning rather than grades or other arbitrary measures of intellect.

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I think that American education could be improved if it put less emphasis on testing. Of course there will be tests in school, but public school has so many that it seems like we're in school to test, not to learn. Teachers, the school district, the state, and sometimes the country all assign different tests. It's to the point where in some classes, we learn information to pass that class's test, not to help with our futures.

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I think one of the main issues with American Education is curriculum based around standardized testing. Instead of teaching students things to prepare them for the future, they are only taught the material necessary to pass the test. School needs to be more flexible to help make students eager to learn. If students are more excited and less stressed about school, they are likely to do better overall in class.

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I feel as though with how the system is now, it's too much "copy-paste" where the teacher goes over a curriculum that they may or may not even understand themselves in a manner that tells us information without going over a good and effective way to actually teach us it. Not to mention, standardized testing rarely is used to check how we are effectively doing on a section/unit but more so used to fill or check a box of a certain amount of times they need to have tests within a certain time frame.

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There are many ways we can improve the American Education. For starters, we could stop prioritizing standardized tests so much and focus more on the students' needs. The idea of standardized testing often stresses out many many students and due to this, the outcomes don't always display the full potential of students. I would also say that the idea of students doing work at home, no matter the personal circumstances they might have, is incredibly unsympathetic. There are also many people coming from all over the globe and don't have a perfect understanding of the English language, so we could be more inclusive and more understanding by not forcing students to know "big" words.

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I think one of the biggest problems in today's school system is actually how many days we have school. I think that if every weekend was a 3 day weekend and we had 4 days of school every week, we would be much more efficient and not as stressed and tired. Over a 2 day weekend, you have one day for social stuff, one day for catching up on school work, or any variation between the two, which only leaves you with one day of the whole week that you are guaranteed free time to do whatever you want to by yourself or with friends and family. With a three day weekend you have more free time as well as more time to catch up on school work

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I think there should be a different grading system, I don't think you can grade a student based off how fast they do an assignment or how they do on a test. The grading system doesn't encourage students to learn. We should have more career classes where you learn what you want to do when you're older, so you're not left without a purpose once you graduate.

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Schools and teachers should teach students in ways that fits the students learning style. Teachers should also make school more enjoyable for kids, so that kids can would be motivated to engage in school work and make better and deeper connections between the subject content.

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Forcing information down students throat and prioritizing test scores/stressing on grades doesn't help anyone learn anything. Instead of focusing on standardized test and a certain plan for a curriculum, teach to cater everyone's learning style and find a teaching way that helps students retain information. Teachers shouldn't have to teach based on the EOC and students shouldn't have to be stressed out preparing for it, all it does is hinder growth and causes more mental health issues.

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The problem with the American Education is that students are just taught to memorize information and regurgitate it. This makes it so boring and ineffective. I say get rid of these unnecessary tests and work, education is not a one size fits all thing, we need to bring in a new way to learn. One where the students actually can and want to learn, the teachers are motivated to teach, and the students are actually prepared to be independent and succeed.

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Get rid of standardized testing. It would improve students understanding on information taught (instead of students regergating information they could acutly learn!) It would improve both the teacher's and student's mental health, teacher's don't like teaching for the test and students don't like taking it. And if you look at other countries who don't have standardized testing they do better in school and they have more people go into higher education.

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What could improve for American Education is Staar testing and homework, this overwhelms teachers and students.

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I think we should not have standardized tests and every single thing should be free. Having no fees would open up so many opportunities for people to learn. It doesn't make sense to have education be required and then have college be behind a wall of money. We need to have more empathy for people's mental health. We should make it easier for students to get mental health accomodations.

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I think that our education system can be improved by removing standardized testing. Instead of truly learning/teaching, we are trying to achieve a score on a test. Removing standardized testing will take off a lot of stress from students and teachers.

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I think American Education could be improved with more communication on what helps with retaining information.

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I think the education system is horrible in general. There is no way that cramping a bunch of information you don't need in life or won't need to succeed. Needs to be handled. Also take away test it will also improve test scores

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In my opinion the teaching method is super boring. Teaching should be made fun, and therefore more memorable to students learning. Another thing is tests. Our society is slowly shifting to where you don't need book smarts to be successful so we should learn how to invest in stocks, start side hustles, and generally be successful rather than know y=mx+b.

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I believe that learning is different for every individual, and that there shouldn't be one standardized way of teaching/testing comprehension. So many things factor into how a person learns, one person in class might be doing great with standardized tests while another just fails because they have anxiety.

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Schools can have improve teacher training, offer more opportunities and pathways for students to take. I think standardized tests should not be necessary to measure a student's knowledge, when there are more ways to prove it.

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Schools could stop looking like and being built like prisons
Scholarships and funding to help poorer students.
Fundraising and donations for homeless students.

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american education could improve by being more active with students and by learning the different ways students learn and using those ways to teach

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I think we should not have such big test that start at such a young age since it only makes kids feel like a failure rather than learning. They get over stressed as well.

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I think we should not have such big test that start at such a young age since it only makes kids feel like a failure rather than learning. They get over stressed as well.

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we need stop assigning homework that drowns students in work and results in them having no sleep and coming to school the next day all groggy and sleep deprived affecting their mental health

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Have an interesting way of teaching that would actually help students remember the subject or lesson.

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I feel like that the methods of learning could be revised. Also, students learn differently, having a system that works generally doesn't cater to all students' academic successes.

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Having different ways of teaching were the students are comfortable and intrigued will bring forth benefits to both sides

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I think American education can be improved by making education free. Even now, there are still some fees and stuff that make it hard for people with less money to get their kids a good education. Another way could be getting rid of standardized tests because those just cause stress for the teachers and students and in the case of Texas, the amount of money that each district gets is determined by how well their students do on the tests. Another way could be giving students less homework so they have more time to study and get help if needed. Students should also learn things that are applicable in their later life after graduation.

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I think that the standardized test shouldn't be a thing. I hate the STAAR test and would love to see them go away. I think if we removed them our test scores would improve.

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Just forcing information and stressing on grades isn't enough to make someone 'learn'. From personal experience, just cramming information to pass a test is all I do, then I proceed to forget 80% of the information after. (Maybe) if we focus on education WE want to learn instead of "Oh your smart, go take AP precalculus now even though your heading into a reading-major career :)"

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The schools can have better learning equipment and technology for their students and teachers can have better teaching skills to keep their students intrigued and involved.

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I believe there should be less school throughout the week, for instance, having 4 school days and 3 weekends instead of 5 school days and 2 weekends makes studying and balancing my social life much easier than spending most of my time at school for the next 9 1/2 months.

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Well more than half of the stressfull school work we´re required to do everyday doesnt help prepare us for exams . SO if exams and test scores are that important then lets stop wasting time and at least give us students stressful work that help or prepares us for testing.

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Well more than half of the stressfull school work we´re required to do everyday doesnt help prepare us for exams . SO if exams and test scores are that important then lets stop wasting time and at least give us students stressful work that help or prepares us for testing.

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I think they should focus on the way the teacher teaches so both student and teacher are motivated

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various ways of teaching. Having a different strategy of learning every day will get the students more interested and intrigued about what is next.

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I think that there has to be a change, we need our students to come motivated to work and ready to learn. That has to start though with our principals and teachers.

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Shift teaching styles nationwide to more memorable ways of teaching. Paying teachers or even students could be a good incentive to up their games.

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I think the American education system should focus more on the students actually retaining the information instead of prioritizing homework and handing out tests at the end of the unit and moving on to the next.

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Have more classes and pathways for students who want to go into different career paths, allowing for us to take the necessary classes instead of ones just to fill in a credit

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Instead of teaching the same subjects to the masses, education should be catered to the individual student. Starting at the 7th grade students should be taught on an emphasis on a certain subject. Such as, if a student shows a high understanding of math at an early age, they're new learning will have an emphasis on said math.

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I believe that the educational system in America is both restrictive and uncooperative. Their beliefs are based on the assumption that in order to achieve, children need to take a lot of standardized tests and follow a tight academic plan, which should definitely be changed. When it comes to teaching specific subjects, many teachers and consultants have the wrong approach. Which, I believe, comes from the way they've been trained and the ideas they've been taught with.

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There should be less emphasis on tests and how much they affect the overall grade of a student as well as the impact on their mental health.

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American education could be improved if they would teach in different ways and be more active with the students.

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I guess one way you can help improve it is to get teachers that actually teaches or knows what to do. Maybe having conference with each students individually and asking them on their progress and what they're struggling with.

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Personal tutoring with the students whose reading and math level doesn't match their age and grade. And of course, paying those who will be the tutor. Also teaching in regards to the students learning style, to further gain more understanding.

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Maybe, educate in different ways so students will want to actually pay attention and learn.

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American Education could be improved by not straining students with rigoruius and very difficult coursework that is not on their level because it actually is doing more harm than good.

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Teacher's get payed more so there is more motivation.

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In order to raise test scores, I think the American education system should put less of an emphasis on standardized testing. I also feel that raising teacher pay would attract more qualified teachers.