Story of School Part IV

This section of the video talked about the time period from 1980-present. This section intrigued me the most because of the time frame, it took place during the period of when I went to school. The beginning of the 1980's schools became more noticeably in need of help. The article Nation at Risk portrayed facts that American schools were not performing and producing students with the skills and the ability to be successful. Schools around the world were doing much better and we were becoming a nation in need of help. The education system began taking action which they thought would hopefully lead to improving school systems. They allowed more choices for students. I grew up in a town that did not have a high school; we were given the choice of what high school we wanted to attend given the surrounding communities. This allowed my family and I to further analyze the secondary schools and make an appropriate decision that was best for my education. The most important thing I took from this video was that our country finally recognized the need for change in our schooling system. We have come a long way, however we still have a long way to go.