Public education

A school is an institution for educating children, teenagers and people in general. Public middle schools and high schools are meant to educate these young children who are transforming into young teenagers, adolescents and soon to be adults. Schools teach about the basic subjects such as English, mathematics, and science but what about health subjects such as sex education. Sex means different things to different people, when it comes down to it, it is having intercourse with another individual…

How sex education, or some might say lack thereof, is being taught in Texas public schools continues to be a major topic of debate, driven by high teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease and infection rates. Texas sex education curriculum follows an “abstinence-only-before-marriage” approach, and lacks a more comprehensive program to educate teens on disease and infection contraction, pregnancy, condoms, and other concerns which all youth have the right, and need, to know about. However,…

Sex Education today is one of the most overlooked atrocities in the nation. Kids in many areas of the country are taught religious rules in public schools. To some, this seems like a positive aspect, that learning how to treat ourselves based on the majority religion in the country is the best idea a government-funded school can have. However, that’s not accurate. Although, yes, most Americans identify as Christians, most does not equal all. And even if all Americans did announce themselves as…

Inclusion In Public Education: A necessity or self-damaging Inclusion in public education, in other words, the combining of special needs individuals with regular students in the everyday life classrooms. Specials needs individuals are students in which have been labeled to have LD (Learning Disabilities). Learning disability means that a student has a hard time being able to participate in the act of learning like other children. The child has developmental problems that interfere with…

about sex makes majority of people uncomfortable. In the United States, there is a controversy on how sex education is taught in public schools. Some schools believe in teaching abstinence-only education and others believe in teaching about contraceptives. During these conversations about sex education, it is rarely discussed in regards to students with intellectual disabilities. Sex education needs to be taught to students with intellectual disabilities because not only is sex apart of…

Sexual Education has been encouraged to be a part of public school education since the late 1800’s. It is a program that is supposed to help young adolescents understand their body, promote abstinence, types of contraception, the risks of engaging in sexual activities, and how to prevent diseases or pregnancy. However, many parents fight this program because of their beliefs that teens should stay abstinent till marriage, and learning about sex will increase their urge to have sex. Depending on…

1. According to Ravitch, is public education broken and in need of fixing? Discuss her arguments regarding this situation. According to Ravitch our public education is this country is not broken, however it does require repairing. She explains in various ways how people who call for a different type of education system such as, charter schools, online schools, and vouchers, are higher government reformers who consider themselves the saviors of education in this country, yet they appeal the basic…

One of the first things that become evident when researching the previous philosophers was the fact that each of them believed education should be for the benefit of their respective society, to make its citizens acculturated, knowledgeable members of their respective communities. The sole reason we have a public school system is because our society highly values education and what it does for the culture and its people. The arts have the ability to preserve and pass on specific things about a…

Making School Cool: Hip Hop in Urban Public Education Umeki Z. Funchess Northern Michigan University Making School Cool: Hip Hop in Urban Public Education Convincing students that coursework is important and relevant is one of the goals of many educators as it helps ignite the desire to learn. Making school cool and relatable to the present and future has many positive academic effects on students (Travis & Ausbrooks). Many urban youth in public education systems, especially Black males,…

for minorities. While each participant in the game of life is supposed to be guaranteed an equal chance to play based on the federal, state, and local legislation, that doesn’t always seem to be the case. Nevertheless education has the clearest legislated mandate. Public education is a free right. Even though laws are less clear on areas such a social welfare and economics, the evidence suggest that minorities have not been given an equal chance to maximize educational opportunities in this…