The Pros And Cons Of Attending School

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In terms of Cutty’s “job” of rounding up students who do not attend school to take into school for one day, speaks to a larger issue. In order for the Middle School to receive their minimum attendance numbers, in order to receive additional funding, each student who does not attend school is required to attend school one day in January and one day in February. The children seem well educated in this system, and probably see the requirement enforced by the school to only attend two days of school, as just another thing which shows that the system and the adults within it care little about them and their education. I think the truant students probably feel as if no one truly cares or believes that they are capable of having any type of future other than one of crime and violence. How are the students supposed to feel hopeful for the future, when they are constantly bombarded with the message that people see no hope for them. I believe that the school is doing this because they have no other options. The rounding up of truant students, and only …show more content…

Unlike many students who are excited about the weekend on Friday, and burnt out by Wednesday, these students appear to be the opposite. Most likely these students have home lives, which are filled with neglect, violence, and fear, and school provides a sense of sanctuary for them. I think that these students appreciate the structure and teacher involvement in school, since it is most likely the place where they receive the most guidance and are treated like the children they are. Overall, I think that being at school allows for the students to be children where their lives outside of school require them to be mature beyond their years. The structure of school provides security for these students, a security which they do not most likely get outside of

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