According to the United Nations, the right to education is recognized as a human right for all people within the United Nations. In the United States, education is given to all children grades kindergarten to grade twelve for free, well almost free. Having public education should also be recognized as a privilege among American children and teens, as some countries can not afford the resources to provide schooling for their citizens. Now before we begin my rants about the education process here in the United States, let me swiftly interject that I am not against schooling of any type. If you are a four eyed book nerd than hey, knock yourself out, if you are a low class dishwasher that can't read, more power to you, as long as your happy with what you are doing. Now getting back on point to my problems with the schooling systems in the United States let us begin with the several abominations that I can remember back in the day when I attended high school.
As I noted above, the government states that every child has the right to education, but from what I can see, the right that they point out is not an option, you must go to school in the United States or the parent of the child will go to jail. Now, I heard of some knee slappers in my short time as a human being, but this "Right" is outrageous and unconstitutional. When I attended high school, (on the days I didn't ditch) there were always those obnoxiousness trouble makers in class who disrespected their coffee breath teachers, never paying attention and getting F's in just about every class. However, even these trouble makers were forced to go to school, if they graduated or not. It makes my stomach nauseous and sick when I see a hairy man with a beard, sitting in a little desk, screwing around and talking back to his teacher, when he can be out doing construction or something productive in life. It is a cluster headache atrocity that these students are considered kids when they have hairy patches down there and their mind is consumed with x-rated thoughts. That is probably a reason why this country is sinking faster than ABC's The Forgotten ratings.
In some countries, a teenager has a choice to continue schooling if their desired profession requires such education. Not one person can give me this ridicules malarkey that you must have a diploma to get a decent job. In my profession as a manager, I hired many a people who did not possess this silly piece of paper based on experience and general knowledge for duties performed. But as I said before, I am not against schooling of any type, but come on, why force the kids to go to school if they are not successful in it. People forget that the backbone of this country are some of the jobs that most white collar professionals would call menial, but they would not be white collared if not for the workers below them.
The Uncompromisable Truth about "right to education" is not a right, but a form of communist law. Not only are parents and children forced to obey this law, but are also now burdened by charges for bus tickets and classroom supplies, which are no longer offered by public education. The display to force somebody to attend school can only be surrounded by one thing, taxes. Every state gets a percentage of federal funding for each body that occupies the classroom, and the more students they have attending, the more money they get. Dullard Americans believe that those fake commercials on television about education are the governments concern for the future of our children, but never mind the many starving children that are sleeping on sidewalks in Kentucky. If one puts two and two together, you will see that the fact that forced schooling while charging parents for necessities that are needed in the classroom is the same as Bonnie and Clyde holding up a bank and robbing it blind. And that, my friends, is The Uncompromisable Truth.
According to the United Nations, the right to education is recognized as a human right for all people within the United Nations. In the United States, education is given to all children grades kindergarten to grade twelve for free, well almost free. Having public education should also be recognized as a privilege among American children and teens, as some countries can not afford the resources to provide schooling for their citizens. Now before we begin my rants about the education process here in the United States, let me swiftly interject that I am not against schooling of any type. If you are a four eyed book nerd than hey, knock yourself out, if you are a low class dishwasher that can't read, more power to you, as long as your happy with what you are doing. Now getting back on point to my problems with the schooling systems in the United States let us begin with the several abominations that I can remember back in the day when I attended high school. 
As I noted above, the government states that every child has the right to education, but from what I can see, the right that they point out is not an option, you must go to school in the United States or the parent of the child will go to jail. Now, I heard of some knee slappers in my short time as a human being, but this "Right" is outrageous and unconstitutional. When I attended high school, (on the days I didn't ditch) there were always those obnoxiousness trouble makers in class who disrespected their coffee breath teachers, never paying attention and getting F's in just about every class. However, even these trouble makers were forced to go to school, if they graduated or not. It makes my stomach nauseous and sick when I see a hairy man with a beard, sitting in a little desk, screwing around and talking back to his teacher, when he can be out doing construction or something productive in life. It is a cluster headache atrocity that these students are considered kids when they have hairy patches down there and their mind is consumed with x-rated thoughts. That is probably a reason why this country is sinking faster than ABC's The Forgotten ratings.
In some countries, a teenager has a choice to continue schooling if their desired profession requires such education. Not one person can give me this ridicules malarkey that you must have a diploma to get a decent job. In my profession as a manager, I hired many a people who did not possess this silly piece of paper based on experience and general knowledge for duties performed. But as I said before, I am not against schooling of any type, but come on, why force the kids to go to school if they are not successful in it. People forget that the backbone of this country are some of the jobs that most white collar professionals would call menial, but they would not be white collared if not for the workers below them. 
The Uncompromisable Truth about "right to education" is not a right, but a form of communist law. Not only are parents and children forced to obey this law, but are also now burdened by charges for bus tickets and classroom supplies, which are no longer offered by public education. The display to force somebody to attend school can only be surrounded by one thing, taxes. Every state gets a percentage of federal funding for each body that occupies the classroom, and the more students they have attending, the more money they get. Dullard Americans believe that those fake commercials on television about education are the governments concern for the future of our children, but never mind the many starving children that are sleeping on sidewalks in Kentucky. If one puts two and two together, you will see that the fact that forced schooling while charging parents for necessities that are needed in the classroom is the same as Bonnie and Clyde holding up a bank and robbing it blind. And that, my friends, is The Uncompromisable Truth.
Ok, now, i'm a teenager and i was fed the whole "go to college, get a diploma" line for a good 5 years. i'm in college, and i can safely tell you i have yet to learn anything about "learning" since 5th grade, save the occasional class. and i totally understand your argument and where you're coming from. on the other side of your argument though, you forgot to mention. we're not required to attend college. Some countries make children stop at a certain age, some make them go on forever, but our cut off for required education is graduation, or 10th grade in most states if you drop out. and the common, (but sorely overlooked) fact is that the majority of the things we take for granted, including the computer you probaby typed this up on, was made by someone who bennefitted from "forced" education, even if they dropped out early. i can see the flaws in education. i'm in it, i plan to teach music. i would love some reform. but i wouldn't dare go so far as to say it was a socialist institution.
ReplyDeletethen again, i'm only 18, so take my words with a grain of salt.
being a highschool kik out at age 15, yes i was kikt out of school. the law in my state is mandatory school until 16, so the school dept had to pay a private tutor until the day i turned 16, then thats it. no deploma of grade, just thank you an bye.
ReplyDeleteLast I heard we in america hace a test to show how smart kids are, SAT i think, and they had to lower the grading standards for the kids to get passing marks, because too many werent smart enough. then they are going to stop teaching history, its too hard and again, the kids cant pass the tests, this along with the fact that the teachers teach the kids the answers to the test, I mean this question will be on the test, this is the answer, and still they fail.
Ofc the students need to bring their own supplies and the teachers must out of their own pockets pay to make copies of study materials because there is no money in the budget for these things, why? simple, the school boards give the money to themselves in pay raises, benefits, and bonuses for such fine jobs they do.
The ones that suffer most are the kids, who cant think for themselves.
In this day an age you would think they could fix the problems, but they are too busy blaming others and spending money foolishly.
I think a kid should learn the basics that are 'required' reading writing math lanuage and history. this is the material they need to know, study it, learn it, get tested and when they pass the tests, then an only then do they move up to the next level or grade.
teachers get paid by they success rate, not how many years theyve taught. In this way they have an incentive to actually teach the kids. If a kid show difficulty in learningthey are tutored and assessed to be mentally retarded and are treated as such. if its a minor a.d.d. issue or more severe they are still guided properly. and 'retarded' is a meaningful word, just not a now politically correct term. It isnt an insult, as some would take it as.
regarding the trouble makers and or class clowns, they are simply removed and dealt with accordingly.
I wish everyoe would stop blaming eachother. the teacher sucks and doesnt teach, the parent sucks because they dont disipline, NO its the kids fault because they do not obey the rules.
But then in a world today where the rules are pretty flexible, depending on your income and social standing. if your rich and or famous you can pretty much kill people and walk away like OJ or you can get drunk and kill a woman and get elected as a senetor like kenedy, but if your poor and steal a blanket from walmart because its cold outside and your homeless you get several years in prison(i heard this story over the weekend)
So learn what you need to to get by in life and remember, if theres no witnesses, you didnt do anything wrong :)
oh and I forgot the UN bit.
ReplyDeleteyou said they say that education is a right that everyone has. how many UN members treat their countrymen properly? hell, like how many forbid women to go to school? Sudan, last I heard , awhile back mind you, is the only country that still openly buys and sells slaves. Deosnt one country even allot like $25k or the equivilent to every male to attend university. The UN itself is a joke. Once it was a great idea, but today, sadly its just a group of people exempt from laws and making deals for self profit.
I find myself remembering the time when they raised the school leaving age in England. My Dad was a high school teacher and really struggled with those kids forced to stay on.
ReplyDeleteComing from England, I found it interesting that so many kids go on to university here - I was used to it being reserved for those of an academic bent. But England seems to be following the US now and a much higher percentage go to college, meaning less money available for funding, and therefore less availability of academic education to those with talent and no money.
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I think you're unfair. Education is necessary. The minimum leaving age here in Scotland is 16, and that works well. We're kept in school until we know enough to function well in society, at which point we may leave, or stay on. Children need a good standard of education, regardless of their profession. A binman may have a son that has the potential to be the next Einstein/Stephen Hawking/Darwin. However, if they don't have a good grounding in science, maths or English, that child may not learn anything from their parents, and could even grow up with an anti-intellectual attitude, as I've often seen. This may be stereotypical, but it occurs often enough for it to be a problem. The human race is moving forward, and each and every person should be as well-educated as they can possibly be. If only certain members of the human race are educated to a high standard, we risk greater and greater divides. I understand that it would be difficult and pointless to educate everyone to the same standard, but I feel there needs to be a reasonably high base line.
ReplyDeleteI believe your argument about tax dollars for municipalities due to the number of students in school plays a significant rule in the requirement. Another reason I believe students are forced to stay in school is because the government can regulating education much easier than it can parenting.
ReplyDeleteThe number of obese children in the United States is growing according to those who define the standards for the term obese. Since health experts have argued that wheat bread and buns are healthier than white bread and buns, sandwiches served in schools now come with wheat topics. The government stands less of a chance forcing parents to implement such healthy changes; disregard the fact that the white bread and buns I ate in school and continue to eat haven't made me any larger than today's children. We are increasingly being expected to teach "character education" in schools. Why? Because the government can't force parents to teach and model for their child the difference between right and wrong. They can however demand teachers implement this training. While I do believe teachers should serve as models of appropriate behavior, I fear increasing regulations will continue to push "en loco parentis" to the point where parents are stripped of responsibility that is imposed upon the schools.
I agree many students do not have a desire to put forth a true effort into receiving as best an education as they can possibly receive. I like the model where at a certain age students are tracked toward academic high schools for college-bound types and trade schools for the others to learn a skill. As it stands now, those who are simply biding their time interrupt the educational process for those who want to take advantage of it.
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Couldn't agree with you more. Most education comes from hands on experience. I home schooled my kids to eighth grade and then gave them the school of hard knocks with me in farming, construction and ranching. If they want to continue with a career that requires higher education- doctor, liar-lawyer, engineer ect, I'll back them 100% But forced education is commie crap!
ReplyDeleteI mostly agree with your statements but I jut have some things to elaborate on. I agree that kids should not be made to stay in college until their 18 what we need here in America is to increase the opportunities that kid ages 16 and up have to go to vocational or technical school to learn some kind of trade. I think that another really important point to discuss as far as the right to go to school is concerned would be to ask why do we force kids to go to public schools? Look at it this way we all pay taxes for kids to go to school, school districts are funded by the surrounding tax base meaning people that live in poor areas get poor schooling. This fact combined with other inefficiencies in the public system boil down to a cost of around 7000 dollars per student in the public system now compare this with the average cost per pupil in a private institution: 3000 dollars. These numbers are from the Education Department. Why do we force kids in rundown ghetto neighborhoods to go to the local public school when for LESS MONEY we could give his parents the means to choose which school they want their child to go to. Now if you want to talk about making schools and teachers responsible for the childs performance lets not evaluate every teacher and student with an inefficient and costly set of tests and standards lets give the parents decide where we should allocate our educational spending. Sorry if this went a little bit off subject but when I read about the right and requirement to go to school that's what comes up in my mind.
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