I attended public school for twelve years, and I do not remember any inspiring, influential or memorable moments. I do however remember quite a few unpleasant ones. As Gatto stated in Against School “...a considerable number of well-known Americans never went through the twelve-year wringer our kids currently go through, and they turned out all right.” Many influential Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln never attended a secondary school. Modern compulsory schooling has repeatedly failed to properly educate me both academically and psychologically. The main reason public education has failed is motivation.
She never asked her what was wrong. Joe thought he knew all about Amanda seeing that they grew up together, but he didn’t feel that way anymore. Amanda often went to Joe when she was upset, had a problem or just needed someone to talk to. One night she admitted to Joe that her life was a mess. She said school is shit and home is shit but she didn’t explain why and Joe never asked.
Drug screenings in high school are unethical and thus invade privacy which is a serious conflict at a teenagers point in life. Believe it or not, drug screenings in high school affect not only those who participate, but all people in the community. A single person in the community that pays taxes is a single person that will contribute to the distribution of drug screenings, without even knowing. Drug testing will bring the participation of athletics down, which effects a school’s reputation. On the other hand, drug testing in high school can “bust” students.
Web. 11 June 2012. Judith Warner wrote an articled titled “Parents Created This Problem, and Must Address It,” where she tackles the continually dangerous and rising issue of students who are using drugs to make them focus in school and on school work. The drugs being abused are most commonly Ritalin and Adderall, which is medication prescribed to people with A.D.H.D., but however are being used by a countless number of students. Warner argues that this is very dangerous to kids and the pressure of parents on their kids to do well in school
According to, The National Association of School Nurses, corporal punishment is defined as, “intentional infliction of physical pain as a method of changing behavior. This can include hitting, shaking or slapping, either with a hand or with an object, such as a paddle or belt. Corporal punishment becomes abuse if it causes injury to the child” (NASN). In one case, Taylor Santos, a high-school sophomore at Springtown High School, opted to take a spanking rather than serve another day in school suspension. However, she was left bruised badly blistered after her male vice-principal spanked her.
They’re cases where females are bullied to the point where they resort to drugs and alcohol to make the pain go away, drop out of school because they can’t face their tormentors, causing some type of physical harm to their bodies, and or even resort to taking their own lives. Bullying begins at an early age whether we know it or not, for example not being invited or allowed to play with certain kids at recess. You can point out bullies on the elementary school playground or by the lockers at middle or high school; groups of girls tightly hanging together, the all-powerful cliques. Perhaps they’re whispering or looking down their noses at other girls. Or their madly sending nasty text messages or leaving anonymous commentaries on social websites like MySpace or Facebook.
INTRODUCING THE PROBLEM In the last 20 years the United States has dropped from being first in education to a low 7th. The average 15 year old in the United States of America can barely do simple math and apply it to real world applications compared to other schools all over the globe in places like Asia, Europe, and Africa. Clearly other countries are taking new approaches to education that is defeating what the USA is doing. Luckily there is a solution. Ever since school was started the USA has been having a school system where students go to class for a particular length and then get a long summer break.
Practicing abstinence may be the most utterly method for minimizing this rate, but it’s an irrational method. It would not educate them on the life changing risks correlated with sexual intercourse. Providing a clear and precise curriculum in sex education focussed on career goals, sexually transmitted diseases, healthy relationships, the results of being a young parent, and facts on contraceptives would be most beneficial. Educating minors on how sexual activity at a young age can drastically change their lives would greatly impact the reduction of teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy proceeds as a major issue with more than half of all teenagers in the United States stating that they had participated in sexual intercourse at least one point before high school ended.
Hymowitz explains that even though numbers of suicide remain small, it has more than doubled in the last thirty years. The use of drugs and alcohol among tweens is increasing as well, but she uses in eighth graders in her example which means children from the ages 13 to 14 so this statement does not apply to tweens. So, should the reader trust that the statistics are accurate, or could they be the author’s invention? These last few topics are brought up very briefly throughout her article. With these topics being brought up very briefly it makes the article appear very
Drugs are good. Just kidding but shouldn’t we at least consider the consequences of the zero tolerance policy? Drug abuse in schools today is a major problem. Zero tolerance policy is a great way to stop the drugs but some of these rules are enforced just a little too harsh. I have seen drugs ruin people’s lives and tear apart their family, there is no doubt that anyone should be doing drugs, let alone kids.