Rhetoric and Composition 1020 18 September 2012 Ask any student in public high school what they like and dislike about school. Odds are‚ they will say that what they enjoy most about school is the social interactions it allows them to take part in‚ and what they dislike about school is the classes. John Taylor Gatto‚ in “Against School: How Public Education Cripples our Kids‚ and Why‚” discusses the reasons for such boredom in an in depth manner. Most of the time‚ nowadays‚ it is not the amount
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In his book Against Democracy‚ Jason Brennan states that the importance of politics to the individual’s life is so insignificant that they do not invest the proper amount of time and effort into their consideration. A vote does not have any immediate consequences and is disconnected from the individual’s sense of responsibility because after all‚ what is the likely hood that their specific vote is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. People are not required to know about politics and politicians
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The biggest addiction that is forced upon the youth is school. In the article “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto‚ states the unimportance of schools and that school should be avoided. As Gatto talks about his personal experience and the concept of schooling is an absolute boredom persuades me to agree on this fact. The idea that students have to attend school without having interest to the students makes it really boring. Students learning in schools must be interested in the subjects. In my High
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En 101 Essay 2 When it comes to the traditional education‚ John Taylor Gatto’s “Against School” questions whether we really need the nine month‚ drawn out‚ traditional curriculum. Gatto goes on to name several successful people through history that were not products of a contemporary school system. When I think of Gatto’s theory of forced schooling‚ a friend of mine named John Smith who goes by the alias of Viper comes to mind. Viper is in his late 20’s‚ lives in South Philadelphia
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In contrast to the points stated above‚ a popular argument amongst many members of the opposition is that standardized tests alone do not present a fair representation of a student’s intelligence and character. Critics‚ authors‚ and researchers alike of the opposing party hold the view that standardized tests fail to measure a lot of what makes up a meaningful education (Bracey). American education policy researcher‚ Gerald Bracey‚ is widely known for composing a comprehensive list of important character
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In Taking a Stand Against Ageism at All Ages Margaret Gullette (2011) dives into ageism and the effects it is having on society. Her stance is that U.S. society is pushing out older individuals claiming they are “useless”. She also mentions that middle aged people are starting to experience ageism at work as well due to U.S. society being obsessed with youth (Gullette‚ 2011). Gullette (2011) states in references to older people‚ “people are likely to be a “burden”‚ unworthy of resources.” This
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In the article Flynn (2011) is calling upon the government to mobilize its citizens to prepare for disaster by developing a homeland strategy against terrorism. The author criticizes the government’s plan to prohibit the sharing of information on threats and vulnerabilities with the general public. Flynn notes that the government has isolated the department officials from the people they serve‚ a move he terms as the wrong approach to protecting the homeland. Flynn opines that the federal agencies
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situations with my father‚ my uncle and my stepfather; minor traffic violations were used as a means to stop them. The police are targeting vehicles with tinted windows‚ maybe load music‚ or just simply being in a black neighborhood. Alexander makes a good point in saying arresting a small scale drug dealer doesn’t make the streets safer. Making the streets safer isn’t the true motive of the government. Arresting our men only leaves children without a father and women without a husband. I have experienced
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09/10/2011 “Against School” Essay #1 (summary) In “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto‚ he bonds boredom‚ the common condition of having low energy‚ to schools in the U.S. schooling system. Gatto was a teacher in Manhattan where he taught for thirty years. He retired from teaching in 1991. During his journey as a teacher he was named New York Teacher of the Year for three consecutive years (1989-1991)‚ and honored as New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. In this short story‚ “Against School”
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Jenna Vanderpool Mr. O’Connor AP English Literature 12 January 2015 FERPA: Flaws in Educational Regulations for Political Alleviation Privacy plays a major role in every aspect of life from professional to personal. Our lives should not be displayed for everyone to see unless we give the say so. Schools and other educational institutions promote this right to students through the federal law of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act‚ FERPA. But FERPA is not always the best avenue to follow when
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