QOW - Think about your public education over the past twelve years of your life. On a scale from 1-10 (1 being low and 10 being high), how would you rate your education? Why did you rate your education this way (positives/negatives)? Do you think your education has prepared you for the next stage in your life? Why or why not? Have you taken advantages of all of the opportunities given to you in your education? Be honest with yourself and really take some time to do quality work.

On a scale of one to ten, I chose six on my education.From my personal experience through private school, teachers were very strict but most of the lesson plans were bible studies and took time away from doing math and other subjects. Also, the students are so sheltered by teachers that they don't understand what it is like in the real world. By time I went to public school, I was really lost and behind most students in many subjects because of not being taught it as much as I should have. Public school on the other hand, may not have as many strict teachers that make you do a lot of work but they do prepare you very well for the future. Sometimes teachers don't always want to teach you anything and just do it because it's their job, having no desire to really get to know students and how they learn. Not all, but most teachers I have had only give a bunch of work to you without any explanation and expect you to learn it all. Many students don't have any motivation to do anything at all and just sit around in class so they can easily pass with a D and graduate. I think something needs to be done about this. Students that don't want to learn shouldn't be complaining. If you come to school then it means that you want to learn so you might as well learn to your full potential. School districts need to stop making it so easy to get a diploma because the students that do try their best get the same thing in the end and it makes them not want to try so hard knowing it's just so easy. Students are very lucky to have a free education and take advantage of it. Many countries don't have these opportunities so we are very lucky.I think that teachers really need to challenge students more so when they graduate they know they really earned it.