Our nation views all situations as a competition and, in some cases, goes to extremely deceitful lengths to protect the possibility of failure. All tasks assigned to Americans are assumed to be easy and conducted with concurring enthusiasm; however, when it becomes arduous, frustration overcomes us and we look for the first available "quick-fix." Now that the task was completed-with the minimal amount of effort-we sit back and relax, because we are at ease with our accomplishment, and our result becomes the standard. This course of action appears prevalent in all American endeavors, especially in our national education system.

America's educational system began like all of the other American endeavors, assumed to be easy, and conducted with simple enthusiasm. Formal education in America did not really begin until the end of The Great Depression (1939) and was a direct result of the New Deal legislation of President Franklin D. R

Their fix was not a fix at all; instead, an illusion masking the failure of the system. By finding the "quick fix" for dilemmas, Americans find a shield to protect us from the fear of failure. Deciding to lower the standard and expectations of the system's performance was their miracle answer, for it would result in higher testing scores, eliminating the poor performance of the previous system. The facilitators found their fix, and were hardly questioned on their decision because, who questions something that produces good result? True, it raises scores, but that only creates a false reality for the students and parents of America. An example of the affect could be, a senior acing a once freshman level physics tests tells him that he completely understands senior physics, while-in truth- he only understands freshman physics. This exploitation of the fears of our nation hinders our ability to intellectually compete with the rest of the world. Our hindered ability to be a formidable competitor among for

Some common words found in the essay are:
Franklin Roosevelt, , America America, american endeavors, ranked fourteenth test, assumed easy, assumed easy conducted, fourteenth test, ranked fourteenth, education system, foreign nations, system facilitators, easy conducted, false reality, quick fix,
Approximate Word count = 682
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)