Argumentative Essay On The Rights Of Children

Children’s Rights have been a problem in the past, is in the present, and ultimately still will be in the future if something is not done to change them. Every child should have a right to an education and health services. Many children are not given the proper help and resources that he or she needs to have a fulfilling life, with the help of health sources and education opportunities. The right to an education and healthcare will better a child’s life in the future. Education will give children a better opportunity in the future, when dealing with the choices of secondary education, alternative education, and careers. Also, children who are not giving their right to an education can be subject to failure and turn to drugs and alcohol to help …show more content…
But because “the United States has not signed the Convention means that it can not provide levels of leadership international, which it is capable of providing, in this important area,” as of 2011 (Fiorvanti and Brassard). The agreement to grant children their rights was based off of fifty-four articles that broke down wha the right of children would be. Article twenty-eight of the agreement discusses the need for children to have a right to an education. Article twenty-eight states the need for children to be granted “primary education compulsory and available free to all” (Convention on the Rights of the Child). Also, the article suggested the importance of secondary education and how to make it affordable with help, if needed. Education guidance was also discussed in the article along with the attendance and discipline in schools. Article twenty-nine of the agreement suggested how education can be administered and directed. Meaning, the right of the child for education needs to be used to its fullest potential: keeping human rights of the child and his or her parents, respecting their culture, sex, race, etc. In the agreement, health is discussed throughout. For example, article twenty-four