has declined due to a "rising tide of mediocrity" in our schools.

States such as New York have responded to the findings and

recommendations of the report by implementing such strategies as the

"Regents Action Plan" and the "New Compact for Learning".

In the early 1980's, President Regan ordered a national

commission to study our education system. The findings of this

commission were that, compared with other industrialized nations, our

education system is grossly inadequate in meeting the standards of

education that many other countries have developed. At one time,

America was the world leader in technology, service, and industry, but

overconfidence based on a historical belief in our superiority has

caused our nation to fall behind the rapidly growing competitive

market in the world with regard to education. The report in some

respects is an unfair comparison of our education system, which does

not have a national standard for goals, curriculum, or regulations,

with other countries that do, but the findings nevertheless reflect

the need for change. Our education system at this time is regulated

accomplished much of what it set out to do, but the need to continue

Homelessness is another major problem in our society. The

glancing with our eyes, hand gestures, and posture all contribute to

government funds, this problem continues to grow in America. On the

As educators we tend to take the exceptional students "under

Teachers are encouraged to challenge students to reach their full

mastery, not minimum competency. Education should be provided for all

educators and success should be rewarded with necessary changes being

attention spans and can be very disruptive in class. Early

has responded to the concerns that "A Nation at Risk" presented.

implemented in order to curb it. Educators are also being trained to

students is in the area of body language and facial expression. We

serious problem concerning violence and that the violence on the

tend to present ourselves in a more professional manner to our good

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