Junior Theme

To be completely honest, the research process is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I don't know if anyone else is having the same problem, but it's been hard for me to find research that backs up my claims. But now that I have a thesis I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere. My thesis is: Public education enrollment is on the decline because lack of change within public schools across the nation is leading parents to choose alternative schooling options for their children. The factors I am using to prove this is lack of technological integration (despite availability of technology), lack of change concerning the curriculum/teaching style, and that schools focus on solving the same problems despite rising problems, which prevents change from occurring. If you have any suggestions for other factors, please let me know!

Junior Theme

I'll admit that finding a why question was a lot harder than I anticipated. And now that I have one, I'm kind of releaved. I started with autism, then moved to special education, then to education in general, then back to special education-- only to eventually return to education. So now, my question is "Why is public education on the decline? When I first landed on this topic I was pretty much desperate, I'm not gonna lie. But last night I was doing some research and found that there are many individuals who believe that public education is making America "dumber." I realized that going to New Trier and living in this area has made me relatively unaware of public education across the nation. Now I have a chance to understand it more.

Any good book suggestions? Any suggestions at all?