Christian
Brit. Lit.
Mrs. Justus
Why Schools Should be Shut Down
Across America, there is an epidemic of children who are ungrateful for their schooling, and think they are experiencing unnecessary education. Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of teens marched all across the nation protesting mandatory school attendance. One outspoken boy stated in a letter,” There tis nuttin dat schooling can teach me. I’ve been teachin’ meself since I was five, and I’m 18, thats 20 years of self education. I know all I need, no schoolin’ or teachers could teach me nothing important.” If this boy is correct, why are schools needed if we can educate ourselves, and spend our time, and money on more important things. According to opponents of compulsory school attendance in American, the government dumps billions of dollars a year into public schooling, forcing the students to learn the same things repeatedly for years, and many of …show more content…
While at home, the children would be able to spend more time on social media, engaging with friends, and become part of formally after-school activities, such as sports, clubs, gangs, etc. By eliminating mandatory outings 5 out of 7 days a week to attend school, would increase the ability to spend more time indoors which would decrease the risk of developing skin cancer in adolescents dramatically. Parents would be able to spend more time with their kids because of lower taxes formally allocated for education, so they could work less. Families would be closer than ever! Children’s hand eye coordination would steadily improve from the increased time available to spend playing video games and using computers in general. Computer sales, as well as video game sales, would skyrocket, which would be very beneficial to the economy, and to the children. With more time at home, children would thrive, and would become valued members of
Brit. Lit.
Mrs. Justus
Why Schools Should be Shut Down
Across America, there is an epidemic of children who are ungrateful for their schooling, and think they are experiencing unnecessary education. Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of teens marched all across the nation protesting mandatory school attendance. One outspoken boy stated in a letter,” There tis nuttin dat schooling can teach me. I’ve been teachin’ meself since I was five, and I’m 18, thats 20 years of self education. I know all I need, no schoolin’ or teachers could teach me nothing important.” If this boy is correct, why are schools needed if we can educate ourselves, and spend our time, and money on more important things. According to opponents of compulsory school attendance in American, the government dumps billions of dollars a year into public schooling, forcing the students to learn the same things repeatedly for years, and many of …show more content…
While at home, the children would be able to spend more time on social media, engaging with friends, and become part of formally after-school activities, such as sports, clubs, gangs, etc. By eliminating mandatory outings 5 out of 7 days a week to attend school, would increase the ability to spend more time indoors which would decrease the risk of developing skin cancer in adolescents dramatically. Parents would be able to spend more time with their kids because of lower taxes formally allocated for education, so they could work less. Families would be closer than ever! Children’s hand eye coordination would steadily improve from the increased time available to spend playing video games and using computers in general. Computer sales, as well as video game sales, would skyrocket, which would be very beneficial to the economy, and to the children. With more time at home, children would thrive, and would become valued members of