Education gap

One problem that the country has faced since WW 2 is the education gap and it is not getting any better. The experts in the field of education have tried many different methods but all have failed. One of the things to consider is that when experts come in, they tend to move away from basics to more complex solutions. Some say that the movement away from basics has made the problem worse. It is time to go back to the three R’s. In high school, algebra 2 and chemistry should electives like calculus and physics. These courses should be for students who are going on to college. The rest of the courses should follow a simple pattern. Each day students are given a short reading assignment and then asked to write a short summery about what they read. They do this in every class every day for four years and at the end of that time they graduate with the ability to read and write at grade level. This will be an improvement over the 70% who can read at grade level today. In addition, all high schools should eliminate 50% of staff employees and part of that saving should be used to increase teacher salaries. In 1950 there were 52 staff for every 1,000 students and today there are 140 staff for every 1,000 students.