The government has added education program on top of education program, thinking that they will be doing a great service to the taxpayers and schools. While some programs have been a success, it is argued that most other programs have been a waste of time. If the President of the United States admits to the problem of poor education then certainly there is a problem. The problem is that more things must be improved in the classroom for the students. In order for the educational problem in the United States to be solved, each of these issues must be given the priority.
Standards are necessary for the educators themselves, as well as the schools.
Last year, Massachusetts initiated a required achievement test for all in coming teachers to receive a state license. The colleges that these educators attended learned the results of this test and were embarrassed. Obviously, this was a serious wake-up call that colleges must change the way they educate the future teachers. Another problem that the government must recognize is the apparent teacher shortage that will occur in the next few years. This figure has been calculated to meet the demands of the baby boom that is currently echoing throughout the United States.