Why Is The First Amendment Important In Education

First Amendment The First Amendment allows every American their freedom rights. “The First Amendment protects educators’ ability to exercise their judgment in accordance with professional standards and provides the latitude to create learning environments that effectively help young people acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become productive, self-sufficient, and contributing members of society” (Staff, N.). The First Amendment gives the teacher power and freedom to encourage the student to be expressive in their education and to pursue their individual goals. In the case of, “Keyishian v. Board of Education, 1967: The classroom is peculiarly the “marketplace of ideas.” The Nation’s future depends upon leaders trained through wide exposure to that robust exchange of ideas which discovers “truth out of a multitude of tongues, [rather] than through any kind of authoritative selection.”(Staff, N.) In the classroom today we are encouraging the students to engage in discussion to create critical thinking. We are implementing new ways for the students to develop real world work experiences and exploration. Our Career and Technical Education classes allow the student to explore different career options to make a decision on what they should pursue in their secondary education. This Supreme Court case has encouraged educators to do just that.
The Supreme Court has never called education a fundamental interest. One can interpret this to say that education is a statewide issue, not a nationwide issue. States are free to govern themselves on this matter. They have absolute power when it comes to education.