EDUCATION TODAY IS THE UNITED STATES IS BEING CRITICIZED FOR UNDER EDUCATING OUR NATIONS CHILDREN. STATES ARE HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY THEIR OBJECTIVES, BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS. THIS MEANS STUDENTS WHO MOVE FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER ARE OFTENTIMES GETTING LOST IN THE MOVE. FOR EXAMPLE, TENNESSEE OFFERS EARTH SCIENCE TO IT'S 6TH GRADERS, LIFE SCIENCE TO 7TH GRADE AND PHYSICS IN 8TH GRADE IN UIEIS MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE TEXAS OFFERS 6TH AND 8TH GRADE A CLASS THAT COVERS A MELTING POT OF ALL AREAS OF SCIENCE, WITH ONLY 7TH GRADE FOCUSING SO BROADLY ON LIFE SCIENCE. IF A STUDENT IN TEXAS WERE TO MOVE TO TENNESSEE, HE/SHE WOULD LOSE VITAL LEARNING IN EARTH SCIENCE AND STRUGGLE TO CATCH UP. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN OUR NATION, CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE NATION FOR A FAIR AND BALANCED EDUCATION.



