Teachers play a crucial role in nurturing the intellectual and social development of students in their formative years. They provide the tools in molding the mental capability of students to become responsible citizens in the future. If the pillars of a student's footing fail to serve their primary purpose, what future would the society hold?



In this article we will take a look at the current status of public education in the country, what might have led to the present situation and even more importantly, what we could do to help us overcome the odds that have presented themselves especially with today's alarming education budget cuts.

Public education in the United States has been plagued with so many problems for many decades now. The quality of education is becoming more wounded as the days pass by without a visible ray of hope along the way. One of the issues that is crippling the educational quality is the questionable competency and management of teachers inside the classroom. Since decades back, there have been infamous and appalling issues on the actual performance of the educators in several public schools in America.

According to investigative studies on public education in 1999, public schools in fact deceive and “betray” parents through the way they handle and administer education to students. Findings revealed that teachers could afford to assign tests as home-works, or allow students to go beyond the prescribed test duration; teachers and administrators are not punished for blatant violations of procedures; students who do not perform well are discouraged from taking the tests; the grades given to students are not based on their actual performance—class cards reflect higher scores; and many other teaching malpractice.

Whether or not these are (still) happening in academic institutions across the country, the fact that there are incidents of such malpractice, parents and the society should not allow such to exist even to the remotest school. Unprofessional conduct of educators should be addressed. What better way to knock this disheartening fact down but through a learning management system (LMS). An LMS is software which will aid school administrators handle, manage, track, and monitor their administrative and educational requirements. Typically, an LMS is web-based, providing virtual learning for students and virtual class management for educators. The central hub for development course works will be made available online which will standardize all materials used for learning such as training manuals, test questionnaires, course syllabus—eliminating individual incapability of educators, if any. In addition, LMS has performance management feature that will impartially assess the function of educators ensuring the parents and students that the faculty members are competent and capable of fostering young individuals. In terms of grading credibility, the LMS is capable of measuring the actual performance of students based on their inputs, guaranteeing parents that their children gain their deserved academic scores.

Adopting a learning management system can restore the reputation of educators in the public schools, and will re-establish the quality of education that American students deserve.