Rieman April 7‚ 2010 Is School really necessary? All throughout my educational career I had never taken the time to reflect on what school really meant to me and if school was made optional would I still attend? After reading the essay “Against School‚” by John Taylor Gatto a series of questions began to arise in my head. Is school really that necessary? Is it really the only way for a person to be successful in life? According to John Taylor Gatto schools are nothing but merely “laboratories
Premium Education School Teacher
Two Opposite Perspectives of School In the article named “Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education” by Horace Mann‚ the author explains that school is an integral step to prepare for students to be aware of the responsibilities of becoming good citizens. On the other hand‚ the text “Against Schools” by John Taylor Gatto emphasizes that the role of the school system is not necessary in society since it forces students to go to school and sit around in classes for a certain amount of hours for
Premium Education School Teacher
student’s high school career. Despite having taken the requisite number of math courses‚ one of a student’s limited block periods is now going to be coerced by a nonessential math course extraneous to their focus. While mandatory
Premium Education School University
ideas that the government did not condone (Haiman). Although censorship began in Ancient Athens‚ it still exist today‚ partially in schools. Students have First Amendment Rights in public schools‚ but those rights are limited. There are many reasons for and against censorship. Advocates for censorship censor text especially school text or books‚ often because school officials are trying to keep students from developing “Subverse values” (Haiman). In other words they are afraid the ideas in the book
Premium Freedom of speech Censorship Education
Ruide Bu College Writing I Dr. Iler Rhetorical analysis of “Against School” Fake and gay. Most people would have the same sentiment about the primary and secondary school systems in America. While the argument against the public school system is often presented to the masses in segmented bits and pieces‚ John Taylor Gatto attacks the meat of the issue in his essay‚ “Against School.” A retired teacher of thirty years‚ he engages readers in a conversational dialogue and outlines the ways the educational
Premium High school Education
Censorship of Children’s Literature – An argument against Some of the greatest novels for children and young adults are under attack. Due to what some deem as “inappropriate” language or certain topics‚ countless books have either been censored or banned entirely from schools and libraries. This is not just something that happens abroad‚ but in America as well. That’s right. America. This is home where freedom of speech is one of our oldest and most highly held ideals. An all too common pastime
Premium Education Book Public library
jump on hot stoves. Twain wryly points out that the cat will not also jump on cold stoves‚ either. The lesson it learned - -just as humans learn - - rather than make informed distinctions‚ it becomes easier to simply avoid the situation altogether. In John Taylor Gatto’s article‚ “From the Land of Frankenstein‚” the former award winning teacher condemns the integrity of the American public education system‚ asserting it. In actuality‚ focuses more on training students for obedience rather than attempting
Free Education
I am against school uniforms because first‚ families will spend more money on them‚ second‚ school uniforms teach and unfavorable lesson about making choices on your values‚ third‚ students will still find a way to judge each other. First‚ families will spend more money than they would if they didn’t have to buy uniforms. In 2000‚ American families spent about 1.7 billion dollars on school uniforms. Two separate outfits including: two pairs of pants‚ two shirts‚ and a sweatshirt is about $250 to
Premium Education Clothing Dress code
the issue of school uniforms and whether or not for schools (K-12) to require them. I analyzed three strong arguments from both sides of the issue. The side advocating uniforms argued that school uniforms keep students focused‚ which may lead to an improvement of grades. Advocates state uniforms deter students from crimes and save money for parents by relieving parents of the pressure of buying new clothes for every school year. The other side of the issue against uniforms in schools argue that uniforms
Premium Education Dress code High school
The Case Against School Prayer The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s article explains that religion should not be acceptable in public schools for the simple fact that religion is not universal. In the second paragraph of the article‚ the author states‚ “Our public schools are for all children‚ whether Catholic‚ Baptist‚ Quaker‚ atheist‚ Buddhist‚ Jewish‚ agnostic.” FFrF interjects that silent‚ personal prayer should never be outlawed in public schools‚ but should be the only acceptable form
Premium First Amendment to the United States Constitution Separation of church and state Prayer