An Introduction of the Topic Educational freedom is basically the freedom for the parents to choose what to teach their children and where they should attend schools. Which serves both religious and/ or moral education for the student. Parents strive to make their children the best that they can be and to provide the best resources for them. The parents and educators both would invest time and energy into the child and make sure they get the best education that is possible. With allowing parents to have the freedom to decide what school their child attends will allow for them to ensure that they are making sure the needs of their child are met. I am writing about this topic in particular because I believe the parents should have a say in what …show more content…
While school choice is legal, educational freedom is not yet to be correlated on a widespread level. With the importance of religion and moral beliefs, it makes it difficult for the instructors to teach certain material. Continuing, the parents did not agree with what was being taught for moral reasons and was offensive to their religious beliefs (Gryphon and Meyer 2003). I do not believe that this would be hindering children from learning, yes it may cause problems between the parent and the administrators. In some cases, it may hinder the students moral and civic skills by not allowing the student learn how to determine his/her own moral skills. And with civic skills, it would be not being able to learn things outside of his/her own religion. It affects parents, students, teachers and the community. If educational freedom was allowed, then it would be very hard for a teacher to incorporate different things into his/her lessons and to make sure they do not use such things that come into conflict with each and every one child’s religious or moral beliefs. As stated in a source, The Amish do not agree with formal education after the 8th grade year (Gryphon and Meyer 2003), and this is a case where it would hinder the education of children and where the child would not have to attend school. While religion is important I believe that education is just as important. When asking some questions, “What school attributes do families value? Is the school’s academic attainment record important, or do other factors out-weigh it?” (Burgess et. all. 2015). If the parents want a say in the curriculum, they should have values and morals that they also believe in and really care about. With those questions in mind, it is very important that those affected such as the parents, students, and
Schools have more rights than the government to affect and restrict the 1st amendment and freedom of speech.
Education is an important part of being an American and is one of the greatest parts of our country. We also have the freedom of religion, letting us have our own beliefs and ways of living. The freedom of religion allows many people to worship their own god or to believe in a completely different way, that man was formed. The ways of creation and the theory of evolution are the main beliefs among individuals. These two ways have caused lots of controversy over the years but was first brought into the light with the Scopes trial. Many people were very religious and did not want their children to be taught creation any other way except from the bible.
Until the early 1960s, religion was accepted in most public school systems across our nation. One of the main purposes for school in early America was for religious purposes (Prothero). Benjamin Franklin stated, "It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand." Thomas Jefferson stated, "The question isn't what religion is true. The question is what religious traditions do we need to know something about in order to be an effective citizen." Something that can be beneficial to our nation should not be taken away. Even though religion offends some people, it should be allowed in public schools because of its influence on America and western civilizations, and its ability to help form closer relationships.
All over the world, people have always sought for power, they have struggled to defend their culture; they have worked beyond imaginable to obtain economic prosperity and political freedom. A matter of fact equality is something that nowadays we are still fighting to obtain. Education has always been the key to power. In the twenty-first century education means a way to obtain the American dream, in other words, to achieve success. However, schools were never intended to empower people to think for themselves or to help them succeed. At the beginning of the American school, different groups of people wanted different things to come out of schooling, one of those things was to facilitate reading the bible in the text it states that “Schooling became important as a means of sustaining a well- ordered religious commonwealth” (Spring 22).
Religious expression in schools can cause problems that could be avoided if it were not allowed. It can also provide unneeded stress on teachers and students alike. Including religious works in school can exclude students with whom it does not apply. Expressing religion in schools can cause tension, is unnecessary, and should not be allowed in public schools. If religious expression was not allowed in public schools, there would be fewer complaints by religious and nonreligious parents and students alike. Students would be able to see each other as who they truly were and not through a biased veil caused by outward religious expression. Teachers would be able to teach to the best of their abilities and include fuller concepts about typically religion focused lessons. School, in general, would improve and the learning experience itself would enhance.
Even though the Declaration of Independence does not mention education, our founding fathers did value education. Illustrated by the ordinances they passed “in 1785 and 1787 that granted federal lands to states to create and support public school- an institution that the nation’s founders viewed as essential to democracy and national unification.” (Jennings, p3) In 1959, the admission of Alaska and Hawaii into the Union reconfirmed the Federal government’s support of education. Three distinct elements that impact education are; laws that have been passed, the removal of the church from public schools, and the role of federal government that has evolved and changed over the years. These three factors have transformed education over the years.
In this paper I will detail the reasons for my support of school choice, because its success does not necessarily rely on a change in all of the educational institutions involved. Rather, school choice allows a fundamental shift in how we participate in the education of our children. It involves the act of volition, and constitutes a practice that had generally been reserved for most other aspects of American society: free choice.
Freedom is the power or the right to act, to speak or to think as you like without limitations or hindrances. When you view schooling as a source of freedom and apply this definition, I question if schooling, is really a source of freedom. When you define oppression as unjust treatment or control, I question if schooling is a source of oppression. The terms are totally opposite by definition, but when applied to schooling as a source, they are more alike than opposing. The term schooling creates additional hesitation. Schooling as a noun means being trained or educated, this definition presents itself as a source of freedom and/or oppression.
of a choice in the matter for the child’s education. Public schools today, cannot change
Throughout American history, schools have always limited students from expressing themselves. That was until the twentieth century when people started to question the ambiguity of limitations of scholars. Monumental court cases such as West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette proved that saluting the American Flag conflicted with some students’ religion. Rights and freedoms are the foundation of America and should not be severely censored within public schools. In Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the United States Constitution, the do...
Freedom of expression has been a long debated topic within schools across the globe. There are many variations on this such as dress codes, religion rules, and the prevention of electronic device and internet usage. Many people disagree with the usage of these guidelines as it is restricting to the young adult who is having to put up with it and work around it. The first amendment states and allows freedom of speech. Although this doesn’t state “freedom of expression” it does apply in multiple cases such as “Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969)” (Jacobs). Everybody has the right to freedom of expression but, unfortunately, in schools, we have been restricted on flaunting our personality with codes and rules.
An education is something that one can keep for a lifetime. Acquiring a good education can affect one’s personal life, one’s community, and one’s entire generation.
After twelve years of school, it took me until now to figure out exactly why I had been there all those years. It was not to torture me by making me learn how to spell but to make sure that my classmates and I got the opportunity to make the most of ourselves. Opportunity that would come from learning as much as possible from books and beginning to see that the world focuses on more than just history and English . I owe my success in life and school to teachers who taught me to spell and to be respectful and responsible. Those quick to argue with me say that school's usefulness is shallow: deeper-real-life experiences truly educate a person. School should be seen not only as a place to study, but also as a place to learn about real life. People cannot depend on experience alone for education just as they cannot solely rely on information from school books to prepare them for life. The lessons, whether from a book or not, learned in school transcend the classroom to real life situations.
In our culture today, there is a huge emphasis on education, especially higher education. Society basically says the more educated you are, the better off you are. That is pretty much true if you live by the means of society. The basic idea that education, especially a college education, is something that people should pursue even into their adult years is not by any means a new idea.
Education plays a vital role in shaping tomorrows’ leaders. Not only can we become a better nation by acquiring the skills necessary to be productive members of a civilized society. Increase knowledge to actively achieve and meet challenges that can produce changes in which are productive for attaining business innovations, political and economic objectives.