(Faludi 25). In a school where all identities were the same, it created an environment where all of the cadets had the same beliefs and ideas. The lack of diverse identities made the school stay stagnant, with no real progress or anything to separate it from others. Similarly, America’s education system has created a standard curriculum for all students to follow. Once again, with this standard it limits the ability of the individuals.…
In a social experiment conducted by Solomon Asch of 1951, Asch studied the impact of how social pressure from the majority can affect a person to conform (McLeod). The experiment consisted of one participant in a group of actors and all were asked to match the test line to a line most similar. In revealing their answers, the participant was asked to answer last out of the group while the actors all purposely answered incorrectly. With over 12 trials of the experiment, nearly 75% of the participants conformed to answering the question incorrectly at least once. This trend of conformity is also seen in today’s social influence.…
Teenage years mark the first transitional period in a person’s lifetime. Often, they are filled with a yearning to fit in with the general public around them. In the article “Conformity in Teenagers” by Lisa Fritscher she discusses how compliance can be combated at an early age. By enforcing rules and allowing creativity, it will allow the child to feel less pressure to be the same as everyone else. Articles like the one referenced show prime examples of why teens should be turned away from the compliance forced by society.…
Many people assume that to fit in you have to be like everyone else. Most people think that you have to dress like each other and talk like each other to be accepted in today's society. People are losing their humanity by conforming an enormous amount , they are trying to become someone they are not. What happens to all the brilliant people that do not want to engage in society because they fear the will get out down or shut out with their different ideas? We as humans need to be aware of how much conformity can change us.…
Individuality vs. Conformity: The Healthy Middle? The article, “Individuality vs. Conformity: The Healthy Middle?” discusses, that there is nothing wrong with Individuality. The author supports his/her analysis by describing how people judge individuality. The author’s purpose is to call attention to people so that they will know not to judge anyone. The author writes in an informal style for the readers of this article and others interested on the topic of individuality.…
In this day and age, conformity is what decides who people are and what their future will look like. Normally when people think of conformity, the negative connotations associated with the word come to mind. For instance, teens doing drugs or drinking alcohol because friends or siblings tell them it’s okay to do so. However, I don’t think conformity is always a bad thing, and I first hand experienced the positive effects of conforming.…
One of the many challenges to students educational success is underlying the reality of the “school to prison pipeline,” a phrase which represents the pathway that public schools insert as a scapegoat to the neglect and process severe punishments of America’s public school system. This widespread pattern is associated to the dysfunction and failing results of our public school system. The many dysfunctions of our school system are colorfully swept under the rug. The different mandates are patterns of severe punishments for both individuals and communities. The school system has bluntly forced a norm that coincidently mocks a struggling student and accepting the domination of a full government through racism, discrimination, and capitalism.…
All across the nation, people strive for structure and equality. In the military, men and women must wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and be disciplined identically in basic training. This is similar for large businesses or corporations; uniforms, basic training, and common goals and skills are not uncommon. With all the success that uniformity brings, it is not surprising that bringing order, consistency, and equality to school systems is advantageous. With standards put into place in every school throughout the nation, students will have equal opportunities for education all across the map.…
As a new principal at Howard L. Jones High School, I have many challenges facing me on my first day. Jones High School uses the zero tolerance policy when it comes to discipline, and that policy can create a lot of tension among stakeholders. My school is diverse, and that in itself is new to this school. The first problem I am facing is our district’s drug policy and the young lady that was sent to the office because of a mysterious pill that was found in her possession that supposedly is for allergies. My second challenge is our district’s policy on weapons and the young man that is in the office with a sharpened file.…
Zero-Tolerance Schools have attempted different models to reduce violence in schools and create a safe atmosphere. One such model is the zero-tolerance policy, which began in the 1980s during the war on drugs. This policy morphed during the 1990s to include other student behaviors including threats and violence (Teske, 2011). In fact, all primary and secondary schools in the United States were required to implement zero-tolerance policies to continue receiving federal funding (Mongan & Walker, 2012). Unfortunately, this program has seen similar issues as profiling such as “school to prison pipeline” for minority students and students with emotional behavior disorders who may pose no risk.…
Many people assume that conformity is such a marvelous thing,but what is conformity? Conformity is when you are a follower you don’t do thing alone. You always have a leader and followers. Usually when you see someone do something you like you would copy them or get what they have because you would think people would form a mean opinion. Conformity is not the way to live in society.…
The Zero-Tolerance Policy first ever rose after the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 once the government had enough funding to support zero-tolerance in most all over the United States. Zero tolerance was meant to prevent crime and make the learning environment in schools all over the U.S. to be safer. Any student that breaks a rule should be given the harshest punishment without question to give a clear demonstration to other students that there are consequences for the decisions you make. As the policy first came to fruition crime had been lowering at surprisingly fast rates and continue to fall. Yet, in many cases, some parents, students, and even teachers have found in recent studies that the Zero-Tolerance Policy has become far too strict…
In “Against School,” John Gatto argues that the main purpose of public schools and the educational system in general is to produce a “manageable” populace. Gatto argues that the current educational system does this by slowly acclimating students into certain habits, confirming students to certain rules, and implementing a certain mindset into students that makes them respond well to authority. All of these things that Gatto argues adds up to make a system for training a complaint workforce. Firstly, schools achieve what Gatto states their purpose is by acclimating students to how factories are organized and what working in a factory is like. Secondary, schools also accomplish Gattos argument by restricting the class choices of students and…
Every society has their own set of social norms that need to be followed. Along with having a social norm in a society there are people in the society that take risks in an attempt to rebel against the societal structure. Different types of social norms spring up as gender is placed into the picture. Each gender having their own role and duties in a specific society. Which in turn may also give way to different social roles that are formed in a society in order for everyone to have a place and meaning in life.…
Thomas Jefferson said that the goal of schools and getting an education is to “understand the duties to his neighbors or countries, and to discharge with competence the functions confided to him by either, to know his rights; to exercise with order and justice those he retains (High School Made You a Better Person).” Our education needs to focus on the aspects of learning, but also on developing students into future citizens of this country with moral standards. Society needs education to meets the demands for the new fad that may be sweeping the country, but that should not take away from the fact that students need to learn how to be good and moral citizens. When you help develop a student 's moral standard you also help them become more social because it causes them to interact with other students. The ways schools teach should not vary because of a social status, or an economic situation.…