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No School?


            
             Roger Sipher is a man with strong beliefs. His New York Times article "So That Nobody Has To Go To School If They Don't Want To," explains his point of view American education system. Sigher believes if schools weren't mandatory for every child, it would benefit the willing while excluding the recalcitrant student. He also believes this act will improve the education level of student attending school and it will show them how important education really is. To me this doesn't seem right. Sipher makes many points in his article that I don't agree with. .
             At the beginning of his article, Sipher writes, "Standardized test scores indicate American education is in trouble." In schools the standardized test scores are not part of your grade and do not reflect academic performance. Schools do make it a mandatory test, unless waived by the parents of the student. Nonetheless, schools encourage parents and students to take the test seriously. From my experience, most students just fill in the bubble at random which make these "test scores" not adequate.
             Sipher explains that the student with no desire to learn ruins it for everyone. This is not always true. Teachers will not let students run all over them. Rather they send the delinquent student(s) to the office or principal where they receive some sort of punishment or time out and are possibly sent to another class.
             Another point Sipher makes is that school systems have never effectively enforced attendance laws because of the expenses involved. Why not leave this leave the problem to each individual teacher and/or school? Depending on if the student is passing and understanding the work they may deserve to take a few days off. It can be used as motivation.
             "Compulsory attendance hampers the ability of public official to enforce legitimate educational and disciplinary policies and thereby make the education a good one." Maybe Sipher doesn't know kids can be punished in many different ways through school, yard and equipment cleanup, suspension, and expulsion are just a few.


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