In his essay “So That Nobody Has to Go to School If They Don’t Want To”, Roger Sipher states that abolishing mandatory attendance laws would improve public school education. Roger notes declining standardized test scores among students, shows that there’s a problem with our public education. Roger believes a major factor behind the decreasing performance is the schools increasing demand to facilitate all children, who may or may not have a desire to learn. The demand for an institution of learning to be a parent and shelter, in addition to a school, is draining resources according to Roger. The author reinforces his position by noting two economists whom believe abolishing the compulsory attendance would have little impact on student attendance.
