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Every_AT1 year_NNT1 the_AT American_JJ government_NN1 spends_VVZ billions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 on_II education_NN1 ,_, increasing_VVG the_AT funding_NN1 each_DD1 year_NNT1 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, test_VV0 scores_NN2 and_CC academic_JJ achievement_NN1 continue_VV0 to_TO fall_VVI ._. 
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In_II America_NP1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ no_AT secret_NN1 that_CST the_AT education_NN1 system_NN1 is_VBZ doing_VDG poorly_RR ;_; the_AT government_NN1 and_CC the_AT news_NN1 media_NN have_VH0 been_VBN publically_RR addressing_VVG the_AT problem_NN1 for_IF years_NNT2 now_RT ,_, as_CSA citizens_NN2 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI why_RRQ American_JJ students_NN2 rank_VV0 so_RG low_JJ on_II international_JJ tests_NN2 despite_II the_AT enormous_JJ sums_NN2 of_IO money_NN1 spent_VVN on_II education_NN1 ._. 
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If_CS these_DD2 poor_JJ results_NN2 are_VBR unintentional_JJ and_CC unsatisfactory_JJ ,_, then_RT wouldnt_VV0 the_AT government_NN1 change_VV0 the_AT educational_JJ status_NN121 quo_NN122 ?_? 
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Not_XX if_CS the_AT government_NN1 is_VBZ getting_VVG exactly_RR what_DDQ its_APPGE paying_VVG for_IF ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ what_DDQ some_DD critics_NN2 of_IO Americas_NP2 education_NN1 system_NN1 argue_VV0 ._. 
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These_DD2 critics_NN2 argue_VV0 that_CST the_AT American_JJ school_NN1 system_NN1 is_VBZ intentionally_RR delivering_VVG a_AT1 sub-standard_JJ education_NN1 to_II Americas_NP2 young_JJ people_NN ,_, an_AT1 education_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ meant_VVN to_TO confuse_VVI ,_, bewilder_NN1 and_CC dumb-down_NN1 the_AT people_NN of_IO America_NP1 ._. 
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Surprisingly_RR ,_, to_TO produce_VVI the_AT sought-after_JJ poor_JJ results_NN2 can_VM be_VBI quite_RG expensive_JJ ._. 
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Todays_NP1 schoolhouse_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 work-training_JJ center_NN1 ,_, where_CS students_NN2 are_VBR forced_VVN to_TO learn_VVI a_AT1 required_JJ set_NN1 of_IO skills_NN2 ,_, whether_CSW31 or_CSW32 not_CSW33 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 interest_NN1 or_CC aptitude_NN1 ._. 
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In_RR21 addition_RR22 ,_, teachers_NN2 must_VM teach_VVI according_II21 to_II22 state-mandated_JJ curriculum_NN1 ,_, regardless_RR of_IO what_DDQ they_PPHS2 think_VV0 is_VBZ best_JJT for_IF their_APPGE students_NN2 ._. 
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Training_NN1 people_NN is_VBZ expensive_JJ and_CC time-consuming_JJ ,_, which_DDQ can_VM explain_VVI the_AT exorbitant_JJ amounts_NN2 spent_VVN on_II giving_VVG Americans_NN2 poor_JJ quality_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
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Indeed_RR facilities_NN2 ,_, supplies_NN2 ,_, and_CC faculty_NN1 are_VBR expensive_JJ as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, but_CCB other_JJ developed_JJ countries_NN2 are_VBR educating_VVG their_APPGE students_NN2 for_IF less_DAR money_NN1 and_CC achieving_VVG better_JJR academic_JJ results_NN2 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 modeling_JJ Americas_NP2 education_NN1 system_NN1 after_II more_RGR successful_JJ countries_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ disturbing_JJ to_TO note_VVI that_CST more_DAR and_CC more_DAR countries_NN2 are_VBR modeling_VVG their_APPGE school_NN1 systems_NN2 after_II Americas_NP2 ._. 
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One_MC1 of_IO the_AT greatest_JJT horrors_NN2 in_II American_JJ schools_NN2 today_RT is_VBZ the_AT widespread_JJ use_NN1 of_IO stimulant_JJ drugs_NN2 to_TO treat_VVI very_RG young_JJ children_NN2 who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX adequately_RR adjust_VVI to_II the_AT classroom_NN1 environment_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 had_VHD my_APPGE own_DA childhood_NN1 experiences_NN2 in_II this_DD1 area_NN1 ._. 
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At_II school_NN1 I_PPIS1 often_RR had_VHD difficulty_NN1 concentrating_VVG on_II one_MC1 task_NN1 and_CC following_VVG specific_JJ instructions_NN2 ._. 
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Between_II the_AT ages_NN2 of_IO 8-12_MCMC two_MC teachers_NN2 recommended_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 be_VBI tested_VVN for_IF Attention_NN1 Deficit_NN1 Disorder_NN1 (_( ADD_VV0 )_) which_DDQ was_VBDZ usually_RR treated_VVN with_IW the_AT drug_NN1 Ritalin_NP1 ._. 
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At_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO 5_MC ,_, before_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD entered_VVN school_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD also_RR been_VBN tested_VVN ._. 
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At_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT doctor_NN1 informed_VVD my_APPGE mother_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ certain_JJ I_PPIS1 should_VM and_CC would_VM be_VBI medicated_VVN for_IF ADD_VV0 before_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO 10_MC ._. 
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To_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM thankful_JJ that_CST my_APPGE mother_NN1 never_RR followed_VVD the_AT doctors_NN2 or_CC the_AT teachers_NN2 advise_VV0 to_TO have_VHI me_PPIO1 medicated_VVN ._. 
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Over_II time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO concentrate_VVI enough_RR during_II class_NN1 time_NNT1 to_TO get_VVI my_APPGE work_NN1 done_VDN ,_, though_CS my_APPGE difficulty_NN1 in_II following_VVG instructions_NN2 lasts_VVZ to_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, revealing_VVG itself_PPX1 sometimes_RT in_II daily_JJ life_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 my_APPGE inability_NN1 to_TO follow_VVI a_AT1 recipe_NN1 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 certainly_RR did_VDD not_XX have_VHI a_AT1 chemical_JJ imbalance_NN1 that_CST would_VM warrant_VVI medication_NN1 ._. 
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More_DAR than_CSN likely_RR my_APPGE teachers_NN2 were_VBDR simply_RR frustrated_VVN by_II my_APPGE flightiness_NN1 and_CC constant_JJ daydreaming_NN1 ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 interfered_VVD with_IW their_APPGE meticulous_JJ teaching_NN1 plans_NN2 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 the_AT people_NN of_IO America_NP1 need_NN1 to_TO seriously_RR think_VVI about_II the_AT state_NN1 of_IO education_NN1 ._. 
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A_AT1 failure_NN1 to_TO properly_RR educate_VVI children_NN2 ,_, to_TO stifle_VVI talent_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO needlessly_RR medicate_VVI our_APPGE nations_NN2 young_JJ people_NN is_VBZ a_AT1 crime_NN1 against_II the_AT children_NN2 and_CC against_II the_AT entire_JJ country_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT best_JJT education_NN1 is_VBZ one_PN1 in_II which_DDQ a_AT1 student_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 teacher_NN1 can_VM together_RL uncover_VVI the_AT talents_NN2 of_IO the_AT individual_JJ student_NN1 ._. 
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This_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO discovery_NN1 is_VBZ best_RRT found_VVN naturally_RR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 child_NN1 will_VM naturally_RR gravitate_VVI toward_II his_APPGE own_DA interests_NN2 and_CC aptitudes_NN2 ._. 
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Government_NN1 mandated_VVN curriculum_NN1 and_CC testing_NN1 are_VBR expensive_JJ and_CC do_VD0 now_RT allow_VVI for_IF this_DD1 natural_JJ development_NN1 of_IO talent_NN1 ._. 
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