{"id":4461,"date":"2016-08-17T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:52","slug":"education-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/08\/education-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education is something that every citizen should have. It is important and beneficial to the future of a child. But, some powerful countries are starting to have a little bit of problem in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>More than 10% of high schools in the US are &#8220;dropout factories.&#8221; This\u00a0insulting\u00a0nickname applies to schools where less than 60% of students graduate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Most of these schools are in large urban centers which also have a lot of poverty. The neighborhoods may have high rates of crime, drugs, and violence. However, some dropout factories are also located in areas with\u00a0numerous\u00a0blue-collar jobs. These neighborhoods and towns often haven&#8217;t traditionally\u00a0emphasized\u00a0the importance of high school graduation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Many of the students at these dropout factories enter with poor reading, writing, and math skills. For example, some kids may enter ninth grade with a fifth grade reading\u00a0ability. Because of these difficulties, so many of these children don&#8217;t have opportunities as adults.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Japan faces a different problem. Private high schools are available to many kids who don&#8217;t have academic or social skills for traditional schools. These private high schools are expensive, but very easy to enter. Students can fail tests, skip homework, text friends, and even sleep in class, yet they will still graduate. These schools have been called &#8220;degree mills.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Additional education\u00a0woes\u00a0come out of England. Although the government has supported a\u00a0massive\u00a0program to raise reading rates, there hasn&#8217;t been much change. The reading rates are the same as the rates in the 1950s.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: headsupenglish.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is\/was your high school like? Please explain.<\/li><li>How important is education for success? Why do you think so?<\/li><li>What can be done to improve education and graduation rates?<\/li><li>Are there similar problems in your country? Are there different problems?<\/li><li>Will children receive a better or worse education in the future? Why?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate Education is something that every citizen should have. It is important and beneficial to the future of a child. But, some powerful countries are starting to have a little bit of problem in this area. Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow. 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