The Failure of American Public Schools: A Quantitative Approach

Introduction and Purpose Statement
Is the quality of teachers holding firm in the twenty-first century? For decades now the public school system is failing our children and I wonder who is at fault? The United States is falling behind in the international education market. The level of education received is lagging behind in all grades (K-12). The academic standards that the United States prides on is horrible and a solution can be maintained through reform. With the growing diversity in America, teachers need to become more qualified to teach in public schools. In order to educate all students, teachers need new skills. There is a crisis in education and the answer can be found in the reform of teacher education.
In the past, education has been a focal point for many researchers, but in recent years the focus has turned to the teachers and their contribution to the classroom. Martin Gross believes that education is gunscholarly, anti-intellectual, anti-academic cabal that ca...