Why Should Children Be Going To School?

A boy named Rashad once went into war at twelve years old. He was really, really smart but sadly, he didn’t have a choice to go to college and be a doctor as he wished. During the war he got shot in the leg and he didn’t receive as much medical attention as needed so he had to drop out of the war. He couldn’t go back to school because it was too late. Consequently, he was forced to work at a corner store with a missing leg. He went through all this suffering at the young age of twelve and it’s really sad. Moreover, children shouldn’t be forced to go into war. Kids should be at home going to school everyday, playing sports, and even having a job to keep a little money in their pocket. Also, war is very dangerous and could change your life forever. Others may disagree, they may think that children going into war is a good idea. In this writing, I will be
According to the text, Armed & Underaged by Jeffery Gettleman it states, “Children do not have many options in Somalia. After the government collapsed in 1991, an entire generation was let loose on the streets. Most children have never been in a classroom or played in a park.” This piece of evidence shows that children are really struggling in Somalia. This relates back to my claim that children should be able to stay home and go to school like normal kids would. Also, according to the text, Armed and Underaged by Jeffery Gettleman it states, “‘He should be in school,’ says Awil's commander, Abdisalam Abdillahi. ‘But there is no school.’” This piece of evidence shows a boy’s commander telling Somalia Upfront Magazine that Awil should be in school but at the same time there isn’t a school for him to go to. This relates back to the claim that children should be able to stay home and go to school everyday. The commander said that he knew that the child should have been in school. Therefore, the commander admitted the situation of sending kids into war was a bad