ool meant a great future I am sure more people would stay enrolled. The fact is many people today are succeeding without education. In turn people are persuaded to take alternate routes. If children see prominent figures, at least ones that are recognizable then maybe more children would stay in school. Because the children will assume the activity as the norm. If people like Michael Jordan made public announcements about staying in school a good percentage of children will follow. However the problem is that Jordan lives the rich lifestyle. He does endorse products and makes a lot of cash. Children see this and want to acquire what Jordan has done, not what Ghandi did.The system has to change, and more effort has to be put forth to encourage learning. Learning has to provide students with a gratuity for having learned. This is given in this quote Children are onto this game. They know that if we really valued books, wed pay teachers what we pay stockbrokers; if we valued books, wed spend a little something on the libraries so that adults could read too (Barber 474). Children see no real benefit to attending school.Many different interpretations can be made on education in America. The main point is recognizing a problem exists. Some idea's point to not enough money, others point to laziness of teachers, or it could be the methods of teaching. It is hard to pin point, maybe all of the above. One thing is for sure; more emphasis has to be engaged on this topic because it is not only the childrens future, but ours as well. Changing childrens views on learning begins with changing the views of how and what we want them to learn. Making the classroom a fun safe place to learn is one possible procedure. ...
