Reading Response

After reading "The American High School Has Failed Its Missions" I feel the younger generation has turned high school into what they want it to be. High school students are starting to take charge now in pretty much everything they do. At the same time they kind of set the tone for the rest of the students like their followers. Many do not care if they are learning, but when they get to college they really do regret it. The study habits you develop in high school are usually what one uses in college and it is very challenging to break the bad habits. The author mentioned a very good point which I strongly agree with in that students in high schools need to be motivated if they want to progress and learn (Labaree)otherwise it is basically a waste of time. Another statement that I agreed with the author is that high schools are under lots of pressure to push the students towards graduation with a combination of easy grading and automatic promotion (Labaree). Something has really gone wrong with our high school and the problem needs to be changed immediately so that the younger students in the nearby future can continue to develop their minds. Furthermore, if we keep slacking off in high school and continue unchallenged it will show. The gap between the United States and some of the other intelligent countries such as China and Japan will continue to widen. How will they solve this problem? Will it be solved anytime soon?