A Study On The Education System - 1326 Words

Albert Einstein, an incredible scientist once stated to â€Å"not judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree†. Yet, in our education system we â€Å"judge† every student’s ability to function at a four-year university daily. When taking an exam we are all given the same aptitude exams, university standards or even the notorious EPT/ELM exam for a CSU. Having the same exam diminishes the idea of a specialty being shown through oneself. In our world today, we have many individuals with a variety of specialties contributing to the creation of a society. Many successful people have careers in a field that requires only knowledge in what they work in and the fundamentals of the requisites they may have. Teachers or parents might argue how early start†¦show more content†¦The accuracy of the EPT/ELM exam might be accurate in what shows on the scantron, but not what the student really specializes in or knows. Like an athlete getting a scholarship to a school, every student should have the potential of being admitted to a school for what they are best at. With the idea of having every student meet the same guidelines, a university will never meet its full potential because of the lack of originality in the students. The Early Start program is based off these assumptions of a student s potential; which is why the program should be abolished or have it running for students as an option. Some may argue that if the student was accepted to the university, it must imply the student has a specialty. Truth of the matter is that 50% of students go in undeclared or end up changing the intended major; which can only portray how the student does not know what they are best at or what they have a passion for. Students today are focused solely on meeting the numbers, guidelines and standards, that they forget why they go to school in the first place; to get a career they love. In addition to not having the student’s specialty shine, the amount o f time given at an Early Start program is by far too short for students to actually learn. With only six weeks to complete the developmental writing and/or Intermediate Algebra, students will only focus on passing the