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Perhaps the level of American education could be a point of controversy, but statistics and research show that educational standards of the State-run Colleges are very low. Teachers and parents, as well as students, are concerned about the catastrophically low level of knowledge in public schools. According to the United States Department of Education, the degree of literacy among American students is very poor. After graduating from the high schools, many American teenagers decide to continue studying in various colleges and universities. It is known that the level of General Education in most colleges does not meet high standards. However, college students need to obtain skills that they are deprived of in public schools. Academic requirements are basically the same in all State Colleges; therefore the John Jay College criteria can be tested for the latitude of knowledge. First of all, there is an obvious necessity for everyone to take a proficiency exam in writing and mathematics. This helps evaluate one’s intelligence and place individuals into classes of the appropriate level. Before going into the major courses, students have to master the fundamental skills in such subjects as: history, geography, literature, international politics and economy, mathematics, natural sciences, etc. The main error of the American educational system is that it lets people live on a kind of “isolated island”. Colleges do not expand students’ erudition with necessary information about the world. The range of American students’ interests do not exceed the borders of their country. This unawareness leads to students’ separation from the world outside the United States. Such a lack of knowledge is caused by imperfection in history and literature courses.
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