2006-10-02 05:16:00 · 7 answers · asked by Jenna E 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I'm debating against somebody who wrote an essay on why school should be mandatory.
I have almost nothing to back me up.
2006-10-02 05:20:06 · update #1
Yah, tons.
How long do you have until your essay/paper is due?
How about looking into the history of modern education or the philosophy of it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education
(Using Wiki because it is quick, not infallible. lol)
Being "schooled" is not the same thing as being educated or literate.
Personally, I see "school" as being a convenient method to attempt to "brain-wash" the majority into conformity with the least amount of trouble. ; )
I am being a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I do like your topic.
Best wishes!
2006-10-02 05:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person doesn't want to be in school, it's a waste of the teachers effort to teach that person. The other people who want to be there can learn better.
If a person hates school, they can annoy / disrupt / be violent to the other people in the school. This is not a good person to have around in a school environment.
If everyone becomes educated, who will do the jobs no one wants to do? :D
There are many ways you can go with this essay. I think there is a lot of potential material. Just brainstorm and organize your thoughts, lay it out in a nice manner.. and you got it made.
(One more thing: how does Home-schooling fit in?)
2006-10-02 12:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think you can win that one. i mean, if your essay was that good, your English teacher would be out of the job. do you HAVE to prove why people shouldn't have to go to school?
poor families need the income of their working children?
working mothers can't afford babysitters to watch young children while they work 4 jobs, so older siblings step in?
we aren't learning things that prepare us for the real world (studies prove it) and we only learn about the real world by working in it.
hope those help.
2006-10-02 12:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by lady of the piano 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great Idea.
To work on a family farm to feed more then the one.
To go to war to defend your country against genocide.
To lose hope at being a doctor or lawyer.
To decide for oneself what knowledge he/she seeks.
2006-10-02 12:22:17 · answer #4 · answered by gauthier613 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you see Caddyshack? There is a scene that I think gives you a great answer to this question. Danny tell Mr. Schmales that he wants to get the scholarship, but isn't sure that he'll get it. That is when Mr. Shmales tells him, "Well, the world needs ditchdiggers too."
2006-10-02 12:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
school is a bit standartised, it may be suitable for some children - who are disciplined, obedient but it's not really good for creative and restless children, I believe that school limits children's creativity because all school wants is doing homework and getting good marks at the exams
2006-10-02 12:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems kind of ironic doesn't it?
2006-10-02 12:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by sherrie t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋