CMV: The American education system is wrong to teach children that "any child can become president with hard work."

Every year, in school, I was told that "any child can become president with hard work" and that "the opportunity to be president is accessible for everyone." It was really hammered home that hard work is the most important thing in being successful, but I have come to realize that the ability to become president is not very accessible for the average American. The American education system is wrong to teach children that "any child can become president with hard work."<br><br>For starters, the vast majority of presidents have come from upper class families. This is a common theme among politicians that reach higher offices. This is partly because of the massive amounts of money required to run a campaign and the money needed to run for a lower political office to make connections and get votes. If someone has more money than someone running against them, they can more easily get their message out to their constituents. Politicians need a lot of money and connections to run for higher offices, which makes the opportunity to become president less accessible. This is also partly because of the families that are in politics who have an internal connection to politicians that the average American does not have. Getting the support of a political figure can make running a campaign a lot easier.<br><br>Secondly, it is very difficult for someone who is poor to run for office. This is partly because of the money required to run a political campaign. But, also because running a political campaign can essentially make someone poor and maybe homeless. If someone has a job and runs for office, they may have to give up their job to run for office because they wont be able to work and run a campaign at the same time. So, without the massive amount of money to run a campaign and to keep themselves fed and have a place to live, a poor person cannot run a campaign. This is also partly because of who the poor hang out with. A poor person is less likely to have connections with politicians. For connections to people who have money and connections to happen, they have to run for a lower political office. Without the money to run a campaign, a poor person cannot run for a lower office. So, a poor person has a more difficult time getting the connections needed to run a campaign.<br><br>Finally, it is even more difficult for people who have mental illnesses to run for a higher political office. Someone with depression or another mental illness that makes it harder to do things may not be able to do the hard work needed to run a campaign because of their illness. They may not have the mental energy to put in the work needed to run a campaign, making it difficult or impossible for them to run for office.<br><br>In conclusion, the American education system is wrong to teach children that "any child can become president with hard work" because it is not true. The truth is that a small minority of people can run for office because of the amount of money and connections required to run a campaign. These are things that not every American has access to, making it impossible for them to run for office. If the American education system wants to be honest with their students, it should stop teaching that "any child can become president with hard work."<br><br>Edit: It isn't that the education system should never teach that anyone can become president, but that the types of people who can and can't run for office should be taught as well.