Reflection # 18

“In America, education has always been viewed as a vehicle for improving the society at large.” I honestly would have to totally agree with this quote. And the reasons for this matter would have to be because America is always trying to figure out ways to improve education throughout time. Woman's rights have definitely come a long way for example. Now we have right to decide and choose our own paths instead of relying on men only. Women have the right to learn as much and more than a man would. No longer do woman have to stay at home and slave around doing household chores.
Furthermore, education has always been targeted at large. It has always been the center of attention to quit a few people. It's such a huge impact, which can change lives and destine us to what we want to become on the long run. Throughout years people have been trying to figure out ways to improve it. To become a teacher it was never an easy job. But now we have higher standards to become licensed to be a teacher. They have raised tests scores, training, and all you can think of. The same goes to becoming a doctor, veterinarian, broadcasting, even a simple physical education teacher.
Through out time they have also been trying to build up much more schools than they had in the old Roman days. In the Roman days they had no more than two formal schools for children.
Education has come a long way, and it just keeps on growing. From religion, race, and culture it's something that invites us to learn more from one another. It helps us work and become one whole community. There's more meaning that just a simple diploma, it's a movement of living.