Basically there are two different kinds of education. One is public education, and one is private education. The idea that public education must be the major part of education is general nowadays. Most people claim that public education must be reinforced because too much private education can cause educational inequality. They also think that teaching citizens is one of the obligations that the government must fulfill. However, others believe it is much better to leave the responsibility of education to the individuals. The research about autistic savants, and the cases of public education in America and Korea, shows that private education is required instead of public education. I believe students must not rely on public education in order to succeed.
The cases of autistic savants can prove the efficiency of private education. Autistic savant means a person who seems to be autistic and does not adjust to the environment well but has a great talent on certain fields. Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and Thomas Edison are the proper examples of autistic savants. Those three figures are so famous that most people in the world remember them as great achievers. However, although they made great successes in their lives, they did not make successes in their school lives. The three famous figures did not get high grade in school exams. They could not develop their talents in the formulaic public education. Two of them – Einstein and Edison – even quit school before they enter college and spent their time in their home, because they failed to adjust to the system. However, after they quit school and started to study by themselves, they achieved many things and brought sensation to the academic circles. Public educations are done for all the students in the country, so the students cannot be educated in the ways that fit them best in the system. As the result, public education cannot help the students who have great talents but lack the ability to adjust to the form of public education. However, private educations are focused on a small number of students, so the students can have a great chance to develop their own skills in the way they are used to. To cover more diverse kinds of students, private education is much more efficient then public education.
The case of American public education shows why people should not rely on public education. Many people in America are satisfied with their public education. 57% of the parents showed their satisfaction of the public education, giving A or B grade to their own children’s school. However, the problem is that the public schools can’t control or teach the students properly. In a Youtube video, Stupid in America, the problem of public education is effectively revealed. It shows the picture of a real public school class. During the class, students do not pay attention to the teacher at all. Some of the students sleep, some walk over the desk, and some even play a board game during the class. The teacher wastes his class to say “Guys, listen!” or “Get back to your seat!” According to PISA(Program for International Student Assessment), American students ranked 25th in international Tests. There also is a case about a boy who went to school until he became 18, but still could not read. This is the problem of public education. Public education obviously lacks ability to teach the students well.
The case of Korea can show the efficiency of private education. In contrast to the case of America, the form of education system in Korea is far different. Koreans are famous for having high enthusiasm for education. Barrack Obama mentioned about the enthusiasm, “Even those who are poor insist that their children are getting the best education.” Actually the public education system in Korea is not that great, but it does not matter at all for Korean Students. In Korea, people expect literally nothing from the public education. Instead, most of the students get private educations in their own. Students pay additional time for ‘Hagwons’ after the school ends. They choose different classes on their own need, and supplement for their lack of understanding in certain subjects. As a result, Korean students became one of the smartest students in the world. They learn much harder things compared to the same age students in other countries and achieve better scores. This shows that private education is the more efficient way of teaching students than public education.
It is true that having a perfect public education system is the most idealistic way of educating students. Parents would not have to pay attention for their children’s education, and would need much less money to raise them. However, as shown in the examples above, public education cannot teach students properly. Therefore, people should try harder to develop better private education system in the future, which is the most efficient way of education.
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The case of Finland also can strengthen the argument that people should not rely on public education. The education of Finland is generally known as a form of successful public education, because there is no ‘Hagwons’, but the students in Finland achieve great results compared to the students in other countries. However, the case actually must be interpreted in different ways. There are some hidden facts behind Finland education. There are mainly three paradoxes that the education system has. First, Students learn more when they are less taught. Second, Students learn more when they take lesser tests. Third, Best students in high school have more possibility to become elementary school teacher, instead of achieving some kind of great achievements. With these three paradoxes, it is proved that the reason of Finland students’ success in academic works is not the well developed public education system but something else. If students learn less when they are taught more, the education is not only useless but harmful. Therefore, even in Finland, public education is not a thing that people can rely on.
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