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    After reading “ Free schools” by Dewitt Clinton and “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto both have two completely opposite ideas about school and make very valid points. Dewitt Clinton believes that everyone should be educated and schooling should be free so people of all wealth could be educated where as John Gatto believes that not all people need school and in fact by making it mandatory it becomes boring. Gatto argues that school days are too long and seem to be never ending for twelve years

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    Against School: Agree or Disagree? “Against School” is an argumentative essay that tells about how the public education system incapacitates the children of today. In this reading‚ Gatto claims that the public education system causes children to become bored with themselves‚ to conform to the way of the school and its teachers‚ and it causes them to lack the ability to deal with issues that go on in the real world‚ outside of school. The writer’s explanation for this is that it is partially the

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    study at schools would always like to be free of rules and regulations. They want to go up with the fashions. Just because of fact that they try to mention facts against school uniforms. Which is true to some extent. There are some students who face certain problems to stay up-to-date with latest fashion. However‚ it doesn’t affect majority of students. School uniforms are raising up as a big question in front students’ parents and school administration. There are some people against school uniforms

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    believe the wearing of uniform in schools is a good idea. In a recent study‚ 90% of the British population surveyed agreed with this notion‚ for a number of reasons. The wearing of uniform emphasises equality; the fact that everyone wearing that uniform is of the same status‚ and no-one is “better” in any way than anyone else. I am sure you will agree that this is a good moral to promote in young people. A smart uniform also helps to create pride for the school for its wearers. If children are

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    School Uniforms Should They Be Allowed Or Not? When it comes to school uniforms there is a lot of debate on wheather it is a good choice for all public schools to enforce a school uniform policy or not because it can help when it comes to bullies and can help students focus better in class. For a while now parents‚ students‚ and school districts have been getting into arguments over the issue of school uniforms. There have been many arguments but the most common argument against school uniforms

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    Does the old adage "clothes make the man" apply to students in the school setting? Can the way students dress have an impact on such things as school climate and safety‚ academic success‚ and behavior? Some administrators think so and tighten up student dress codes or begin requiring students to wear uniforms as a way of reducing the risk of violence and creating a positive‚ productive learning environment. Nowadays‚ fashion is a popular issue‚ but it leads to many complex problems in our society

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    Two Opposite Perspectives of School In the article named “Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education” by Horace Mann‚ the author explains that school is an integral step to prepare for students to be aware of the responsibilities of becoming good citizens. On the other hand‚ the text “Against Schools” by John Taylor Gatto emphasizes that the role of the school system is not necessary in society since it forces students to go to school and sit around in classes for a certain amount of hours for

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    Rieman April 7‚ 2010 Is School really necessary? All throughout my educational career I had never taken the time to reflect on what school really meant to me and if school was made optional would I still attend? After reading the essay “Against School‚” by John Taylor Gatto a series of questions began to arise in my head. Is school really that necessary? Is it really the only way for a person to be successful in life? According to John Taylor Gatto schools are nothing but merely “laboratories

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    student’s high school career. Despite having taken the requisite number of math courses‚ one of a student’s limited block periods is now going to be coerced by a nonessential math course extraneous to their focus. While mandatory

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    I am against school uniforms because first‚ families will spend more money on them‚ second‚ school uniforms teach and unfavorable lesson about making choices on your values‚ third‚ students will still find a way to judge each other. First‚ families will spend more money than they would if they didn’t have to buy uniforms. In 2000‚ American families spent about 1.7 billion dollars on school uniforms. Two separate outfits including: two pairs of pants‚ two shirts‚ and a sweatshirt is about $250 to

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