Roger Sipher Education

Roger Sipher explains that education is in trouble in “So that Nobody Has to Go to School if They Don't Want To.” The purpose of Sipher’s essay is to inform readers about the problem American education is facing and elaborate on a solution. He proposes that a simple solution to the problem is abolishing attendance laws and uses several points to make his case for getting rid of these laws. Sipher states that education is made for those who want to learn. He also explains that without compulsory attendance public schools would be as free as private schools. Lastly, the author makes the point that you can’t force an education on anyone. Sipher’s idea to resolve the problem of American education can be accepted, while some of his reasoning and

He says that “compulsory attendance hampers the ability of public school officials to enforce legitimate educational and disciplinary policies and thereby make the education a good one.” Basically, Sipher is arguing that with this law, public schools could get rid of students whose personal or academic behavior disobeyes the mission of the school. This isn’t a strong point, because a child’s personal and academic behavior isn’t always their fault and just because they aren’t doing as well as others doesn’t mean just get rid of them. Many kids are struggling with situations in their homes which causes them to act out, or maybe stress at home causes grades to drop. Another reason children could be regretting to perform up to standards is pressure, because some kids just don’t have the same opportunities and abilities as other kids. These could all be reasons for the “decline in standardized test scores” also. Basically, we can’t just assume that they don’t want to learn because of these

Although it might solve the problem of education, it can cause bigger problems for children in the future. They won’t have the basic skills such as reading and writing and might also have social problems. An alternative solution would just be to work on getting child education to the point where students actually enjoy learning. No matter what the case, school is a very important part of almost everyone’s life and your education and experience in your youngers years is what set your paths for the future. Considering the fact that children are the future, we must not give up on them and work with them. If not, who knows what’s in store for the years to