On a cold August day when I was 5 years old, I stepped into the classroom of R.L. Norton Elementary School for the first time. That day began the process of learning for me. I had a teacher who obviously cared about my progress and helped me to strive in the classroom. Over the next 12 years, I received a quality education, however this isn't the case for all students. Many students enrolled in public schools fail to receive the education they need in order to succeed in life. The reason a student may receive a poor education is because the public school system has many flaws. In order for students to receive a good education, there are many improvements that must be made within public schools.

There is a saying that a student is only as good as the school he attends. To improve the quality of education, we need to improve the schools that students attend. Making improvements to a school can be expensive, and therefore government funding needs to be increased so that schools can operate to their best ability. A school shouldn't have to adapt to a certain budget. Instead, the budget should be tailored to the school's needs. A school should be able to set goals

Improving the quality of teachers can also strengthen a student's education. Many teachers who qualify for tenure quit trying to be a good teacher because they know that they don't have to worry about being fired. The tenure program needs to be removed in order for all teachers to remain teaching in the same manner as they would if they had to worry about losing their job. Teachers also need to be tested on the subjects they teach to ensure that they can pass the knowledge on to students. If a teacher can not make a good grade on these tests, then they should not be trying to teach the same curriculum to students. Any grade lower than that of an A would not be acceptable. These tests would encourage teachers to stay ahead of new curriculum adjustments and would keep teachers interested and involved in the same material that they are trying to keep the students interested in. Many people who would make good teachers fail to enter the profession due to the pay that they would receive. The only way to solve this problem is to increase teachers' salary, which would entice those people to become teachers. A student would then be able to learn from better teachers henceforth improving the quality of his or her education.

Clearly, improvements need to be made in order for students to achieve a first-class education. If these improvements are not made, then students will not receive the quality education that they deserve. America's future leaders will not be as well educated as they could have potentially been. The achievements of

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