Holt states that learning from school teachers takes away one’s individuality and teaches children that if you don’t learn things their way, then you won’t learn it at all. I don’t believe Holt’s views on school systems is correct and I think they help provide a more stable education for children. Holt, a former school teacher and education theorist, believes that homeschooling benefits children more so than going to public schools. His views from this essay go hand-in-hand with many of his other essays. In True Learning, an excerpt from Holt’s The Underachieving Schools book, he is consistent with his belief that public schools often teach kids how to be lazy and how they will only remember the information that interests them, and nothing else.
Public school is better than home schooling because public school mentally prepares students for the real world; giving students knowledge on how to deal with bullying and peer pressure, and also allowing them to interact with different students and teachers. "Yes, read that part again-- government schools were never about truly educating your child; they were and are about creating happy workers and taxpayers, people afraid to challenge the status quo and unable to read and think for themselves. " (Vaughan 647). Although some parents have jobs and are not able to home school their children, public school could be their option. Public school education prepares students for the real world by displaying to them how school is a job by giving them the imagery of having an 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. job that comes with hard work and dedication.
Also, how it should be banned, there are, believe it or not, some positives to all of the negatives. One, it is good for kids who are behind or need extra help. For example, a student does not understand the material and is academically struggling. This student should be given homework to help the material to gradually become easier and raise the students grades. Greg Toppo agrees with these statements on the positivity of homework for struggling students.
Homework is a subject of controversy among teachers and researchers. Some teachers want the students to have homework and some do not. The amount of homework and the experiences of doing them may affect the students motivation towards school. Therefore this essay will argue for the fact that homework is harmful and of no use for school children. There are good reasons as to why homework is harmful.
School Detention: A Measure to Prevent Misbehavior Ninoshka Jimenez Kaplan University School Detention: A measure to prevent misbehavior School environment should be a place to educate students, teach them how to succeed in life, and help them grow mentally and professionally. The environment of a good school can be affected by the students own misbehavior. According to Sun, R. C. F., & Shek, D. T. L, “student misbehaviors retard the smoothness and effectiveness of teaching and also impede the learning of the student and his/her classmates”. (2012) Misbehavior involves; vandalism, disrespecting teachers and other school staff, inattentiveness, physical aggression and many others: Any type of misbehavior will have consequences and should be prevented in the manner possible. Sometimes a misbehaved student will be suspended: A time that it would not be under proper supervision if the parents or guardians have other responsibilities.
Prayers in school encourage the students to believe in the value system the school and follow it. Banning prayers in school could mean depriving the school children of their freedom of religion. Banning prayers is equal to being non-religious. According to those who think in favor of prayers in school, think of prayers as an essential element of the school routine. For them, it seems quite irreligious not to recite a prayer everyday, especially at the start of your school day.
Supporters of this idea state that we are stifling spiritual beliefs and teaching children to be disrespectful towards religion. There are ways I could see it disrespectful, because a child could think that not allowing prayer would mean it’s something bad or unnatural. This could easily be fixed, if the schools explained that allowing prayer could hurt children’s feelings and their religious beliefs if they are different. As for the supporters claim that we are silencing their beliefs, I can argue that the fact that prayer is not banned. Each of the children can pray at recess, lunch, and whenever they are not being taught by the teachers.
Later, though, after the student has cheated, there is a sense of ease and resolution to the situation, and this weakens her argument, making the issue of cheating seem almost irrelevant or benign. The reader also notices Wenke’s use of the personal pronoun “you” throughout the scenario in the first paragraph, suggesting that she is aiming the argument at high school and college students. It’s evident that the tone of this piece shifts, but the author begins with a quizzical tone and asks many questions throughout her argument. “If my parents’ generation had such high morals and wouldn’t cheat, wouldn’t they teach their children the same?” (Wenke, Page 1) She then moves to a more contemplative tone in the latter part of the piece, explaining the possible effects of cheating on our society today. She points out that “this attitude will not stop in the classroom, but will carry on into the business world… [the students who cheat] are in turn the ones who will
Mini Research 10 December 2012 School Uniforms Does a school uniform really affect a student academically? Experts say uniforms prevent gang activity, encourage discipline, and improve attendance. But, they also say a uniform violates student’s freedom of expression, are a financial burden on parents, and is difficult to enforce at public schools. “A Uniform Look” and “The Role of School Uniforms in Creating an Academically Motivating Climate: Do Uniforms Influence Teacher Expectations?” are articles that talk about school uniforms. The two authors, Yasmine Kalkstein and John Huss, express their thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of school uniforms.
Secondly, students should get some advice from counselors so they will understand more about their major. When students choose a class that they are interested in, they will work harder to pass their class and that will decrease the number of students failing. If they are taking a class that is not interesting, that will cause students to give up on school easily. Students will not care about their career, attendance, and passing all classes. Third, college students will have to be responsible for classes they choose.