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    the new South Carolina constitution in 1868, black teacher and politician F.L. Cardozo argued that “…[w]e know that when the old aristocracy and ruling power this State get into power, as they undoubtedly will….they will never pass such a law as [compulsory school attendance]. Why? Because their power is built on and sustained by ignorance. They will take precious good care that the colored people shall never be enlightened” (Tyack 237). Other powerful black voices of Reconstruction recognized…

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    From the ancient past, education is only enjoyed by those people with high social status in the society. Aristocrats from the west, and privileged people in the east. Poor or low social status people would not have the chance of study, acquire knowledge or being civilized. Therefore, they lived depend on the background of his family. If they are aristocrats, they inherit the legacy, enjoy the best treatment and higher priority from society. While the poor struck in the slum, without the external…

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    The Concreted Declaration of the Students of Rowland High School, When in course of human events, it becomes necessary for the school to dismiss the compulsory nature of the school system, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the free and lenient station which the Laws of Nature and of the country entitle them, an adequate respect to the opinions of students demands that they should declare the causes which impel them to dislike school as a whole. We hold these truths to be pronounced:…

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    Gloria Ladson-Billings (1995) defines culturally relevant pedagogy as teaching that enables students to be confident and successful in school by building bridges between their lived cultural experience at home and the imposed or constructed cultural experience at school. To this end, teachers utilize the cultural backgrounds of the students to inform curriculum design and instructional methods, choosing to explore themes and content that validate and connect to the home culture of the students.…

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    that if past presidents didn’t receive a formal education, why do children today need it? What Gatto fails to realize is, state compulsory laws were not even enacted in the times of these presidents (later on in the essay, Gatto himself states that compulsory laws really became a popular notion between 1905-1915). If twelve years of free schooling was offered to the aforementioned men, surely they would take that offer. By insulting today’s education by comparing it to the past, Gatto ultimately…

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    I have been considering lately, especially in light of reading Plato’s Republic, is whether or not education should be compulsory in a modern society and, more generally, if it is ultimately the responsibility of the government or the citizens to provide and regulate it. As is presumably the case with all LASA students, I have invested a comparatively high amount of time and effort into my education, and so I will naturally be biased toward emphasizing its benefits, though I will make an attempt…

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    fields of interests. Although the high school curriculum incorporates required courses to aid students, the structure can be altered to bring out the most of its four years. The compulsory course of Careers and Civics in Ontario’s education system should be expanded into a 2 year program that incorporates physical education within. The first year of the program would be a mixture of civics and fitness, and the next would be fitness and careers. With regulated physical…

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    between those laws and education laws? Education laws also serve a huge purpose for America and its future. The kids you see now will be America’s future workers and politicians later on. They will run America, so of course they need one thing to make it successful and not make the economy collapse- education. So when Roger Sipher said “The solution to this problem is simple: Abolish compulsory-attendance laws and allow only those who are committed to getting an education to attend” in order to…

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    The first amendment is about family involvement in children's education, especially children with disabilities. Parents are so important in the educational process, and everything goes better when they're involved. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) includes "Family engagement" as one of their core values. Nevertheless, unless a teacher communicates with the parent where their child academically struggles nothing will change for that child. This might be a difficult amendment to…

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    An Essay on Compulsory Games In Schools and Colleges The need for students participating in games is universally admitted. There is no denying the fact that such participation makes students more fit, disciplined and efficient. Not only is the body made beautiful, but traits of character al-e developed which in the long run make one a better leader and worker. In European countries, the question of compulsion does not arise since every student joins some form of games throughout the year. But…

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