Who do you think our education system in the United States is set up to benefit and why?

Answer 1

It benefits the goverment and it benefits the parents. The actual students on the other hand. It only benefits certain levels of intellectual ability. The special education kids it helps a lot. Everything is gone over 20 times. Its also good for the average kids, but then you get to the above average, or gifted kids. For them its insufferably boring. They dont learn anything new. The US education system is over all pretty good, but as with everything else it has its flaws.

Answer 2

It benefits "the man"....

No seriously, I think a lot of people benefit. Students, parents, employers, the economy, the government, etc.

Your question implies that the system is not "set up" properly. The system evolved over time. Where it is now is a function of its history and the changes that have been made. Since most "decisions" about education are made at local school boards, the system is slow to change.

Theoretically, market forces help change the system to meet the needs of society. If there is a shortage of nurses, then the salaries of nurses will go up, more schools will offer nursing courses, more students will go into nursing, and after 5 or 10 years, you'll have more nurses.

Sometimes the federal government comes up with a crazy idea like "no child left behind" and imposes rules on schools that require schools to focus on one goal like "equality" rather than some other goal like "excellence."

There are many many political and economic forces that try to shape educational policy. Every force wants to change education to benefit their cause....

Answer 3

The government's central bank, so that we don't question authority, and become a world order.