Phyllis Schlafly, in her return essay, “School-to-Work Will Train, Not Educate,” in 1997, writes that school-to-work programs will produce employees rather than well-developed minds. Throughout her essay Schlafly angrily emphasizes the down points of STW: students will be trained rather than educated; students will have less understanding of the importance of their schoolwork; and programs will take time away from school, in which they are training students for jobs rather than preparing them for life. Schlafly believes that corporations will gain immensely from these programs because they do not have to pay students for the training they undergo or even take the time to train them; the schools train the individuals for the companies. Schlafly concludes with accusations that STW programs are undemocratic, making ch
STW programs have been under scrutiny because some believe they are the easy way out to real education. Phyllis Schlafly is the president of Eagle Forum, the author of "Child Abuse in the Classroom", and has been publisher of the "Education Reporter" since 1986. Phyllis tries to persuade people from supporting STW's.
oices, privacy, and hope away from students. She argues that these programs are a way for “bureaucrats” to specify jobs needed only within the next five years and to place people in these positions. (WRAC 72)
Is there a big difference between training and educating a student?
Phyllis's argument was one sided. She stated her view but didn't have accurate information to back up her claims and views. Her side was stated but she never told why the other side, those for STW's are wrong
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