When starting to do research on any topic its easiest to start researching from the point of, what's wrong, what needs to be fixed? This goes really in the form of any situation you would come across. Going through high school the most common issue you could pick up from educators is their complaints on how they must educate, if you are observant; this especially coming from close family in education. Most commonly these questions or issues revolve around getting people to graduate, move on to college, prevent dropping out, achieve good grades, and so on.

Now I will go on record and state personally in just about every aspect of life "You get what you put in". If you are doing all your work and showing competence in the classroom, then you deserve high marks. If you do your work, and show you are trying, but just can't get it; then it needs to be shown you are trying and not to be failed because of negligence. This also goes that if you complain, don't do the work, and are just lazy then, you fail!

So how do you get everyone on the same page, or better yet, give them something to work for. Something that they can tell will give them an opportunity even if there's failure, but still motivates them to achieve more. To answer this question, we need to adapt our education system similar to that of the European style, which is favor to a more Vocational system.

Now this is a common school system in many European countries. Vocational school systems don't focus on a set system to follow, but instead focus on a particular occupational required field the students would find interesting. This is indicated in the first article we have evidence from the site "The German Way & More| Education". 

This work not only explains how it benefits the student's ability to have a better source but also how the schools work, and what classes are required, however many of these wouldn't apply to our system and thus not required. It also includes that all schools are public, and not run by the state, which gives students the option to attend where ever they can get accepted at, solely on grades.

This source is created from a blog meant to educate on how German, and German speaking places, work in the world. It is in a sense a continuation of the book titled "The German Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the German-speaking World", but is routinely updated with modern information and topics.

Now one of the most influential aspects in our system though that completely differs from our systems is sports. In our second article this is brought up, by Stefanie Loh when she interviews Oli Templeton. While our systems allow students to be involved heavily and easily in school sports, this emphasis is not in European systems.

So what does that really mean, wouldn't that allow students to just work for jobs easier, and be more successful? This isn't really true, consider players who receive scholarships to go play at universities for their abilities. Most sports in European countries are state funded and cost a lot more money than the chance that students in America receive.

This source, while old, still holds up in common schooling today in Europe. This source is from someone who comes from England, a country that very much neglected sports in common schools. This is a primary source in what their school systems are like and what common day life would be like.

Now while most of the focus of this topic has been on more particularly the high school side, there is one aspect left over. This would be the University side of the education and its differences. This comes down to a large part of just culture, and geography. This includes to living near campus, social life, and conversing with professors.

Due to how close students are and the infrastructure of the countries most students commute rather than living on campus. Then the most common problems on American campuses, which is student drinking, is not a problem, as laws in European countries allow teens to start drinking at 16. Which as Marc Cugnon points out brings a "entirely different drinking culture". While these two are some of the most obvious examples more are present.

This source goes against that European universities go against the American Stereotype that people see in moves, as indicated in the article. It paints that European system is very much in self control and responsible. This does not have any major backing evidence, and is very much a secondary source.

Drastically changing the American education system is a radical idea and does not seem like it would be happening anytime soon. With that said it does not negate the face that many aspects of the European system would be immensely beneficial if we adopted them to our system. This is mainly for the High school area, and not the college as that is almost a cultural aspect and geographical issue.

While also some aspects need to be added, some should be kept in, such as the aspect of the students having the availability of sports or activities in schools. This just from my experience is an excellent aspect.

There are many aspects to adjusting how schools would work if we adjusted it. This includes adjusting standards, and grading. What qualifies as passing, and how long people would be needed to stay in, as this varies in many European systems. So as it seems like it should be simple, it is not a simple concept once you start to delve into it.

