Could education have saved Rome?

Education problems today are in a way similar to the education problems of Rome. Near the end of the Roman Empire, things were falling apart in all areas. In general, education was only given to the wealthy children and all others went uneducated. Many people could not read or write. Girls were not given the same educational opportunities as the boys were. This problem was made worse as they had children. These children were not able to be taught by their parents how to read or write. The Romans realized too late that everyone needed to be educated in order for their society to survive.

Today, society realizes the importance of education for all. Funding is most school districts biggest problems. States are reducing money that local school districts receive. Here locally in the Forest Hills School District, funding is a big issue. The Forest Hills school district today and the Romans were both struggling to pay for teacher’s salaries and the many other things that go along with running an educational system. But unlike the Romans, Forest Hills is getting help and making a little headway on the problem. Groups such as the Forest Hills Foundation for Education are raising money by sponsoring 5K marathons and alumni games to pay for after-school activities such as the new 24/7 after school club. The purpose of this club is so students can get access to technology and get teacher help on assignments. Forest Hills is trying to cut as few employees as possible by shifting people to try to cover positions of staff that have retired or quit. Forest Hills is also trying to combine classes such as advanced foreign language classes. The school district is also trying to look at current technology to help combine class room using Skype. This would help reduce money spent on teachers salaries. They are trying to make changes rather than go to the taxpayers for tax levies.

Rome could not have been saved by using today's knowledge and technology because we are still having this problem in our school districts today. We do not have ll of the solutions.