The Controversy Of Banning Slang In Schools

A school in London banned students from using slang or incorrect words (“BBC”). Slang is defined as incorrect ways of using words. Schools have banned students from using slang in the classroom so they can better prepare themselves for future careers (“The Independent”). “Slang is lazy and makes people that use it look ignorant” says Alexis Acquire (”Students”). There are times when slang isn’t acceptable and slang is one of them. You should always think about when and where you are when you say something. Schools should ban slang so that students can prepare themselves to know when they should use it. The first reason slang should be banned in schools is because it makes a person look uneducated. Using slang is an incorrect way of speaking and can make your vocabulary look smaller. Whenever someone uses slang they may look illiterate because it isn’t a correct use of the English language. When a person doesn’t use slang they can build
their vocabulary (“Students”). There are some benefits the building your vocabulary like reading more difficult material or speaking correctly. Students can learn to use other words and build their vocabulary. Another reason slang should be banned in school is because it’s not professional nor used in the real world.
Slang is used so often we often forget were using it. A schools exam results increased a year after slang was banned (“Slang”). Slang can be a class room struggle (“Bare”).
Banning slang is going to better prepare students for job interviews and talking to officials (“Thread”). People should always know how to use other more professional words in certain cases. The last reason someone shouldn’t use slang in school is that people should always have the best education as possible. Whenever someone isn’t using slang they are improving their vocabulary which is important (“BBC”). When using slang a person prevents themselves from learning better more efficient words (“Should”). Having a larger vocabulary helps people in life greatly. People with larger vocabulary can get their message across more clearly (“Building”). In reality a person needs to be educated and when they don’t use slang it’s much easier to be
educated. People may think that slang shouldn’t be banned in school. They may think this because slang is naturally apart of our language. Even though slang is a part of us speaking it’s not professional. People also might say “Its natural and we use slang every day, Why not in school?” You shouldn’t use it in school because you won’t use it in any profession. Someone also could say that slang is a culture thing to use. Even though you may use slang at home or in a comfortable situations there aren’t any reasons to use it in school or a work environment. In conclusion slang is not acceptable in school or work environments. Using it while in school will only prevent you from building a vocabulary and being more educated. Slang is something to use at home or with friend, not in school. A person who doesn’t use slang will have a larger vocabulary and look more educated. It’s a good idea for schools to ban the use of slang so students can prevent themselves from using it when not appropriate.