Most parents want their kid to become just like them and to continue that tradition for their kids later on in life. For example, Megan Francis has kids who were first home-schooled and private-schooled, and then later attended public school. Reason why was because that's exactly how she was raised during her childhood. She wanted to first teach her kids her ways of life before sending them off to public school learning other teacher's opinions. She doesn't agree with "every teacher, every test, or every lesson. Sometimes, life ain't fair" Well that is true life isn't fair and it really is not fair when your parent controls most of your school life.
Now I can see parents giving tips to their kids in their early years about how life is and how it works. However, they shouldn't have to choose what they learn and how they learn it. When it comes to learning about certain things in school that the kids don't know about, it shouldn't be taken away from them just because their parents don't want that in their life. They don't need to know everything, but at least have an idea of what every subject is like so that they can see if it interests them or not. They should choose their own path and make their own choices in life without the help or advice of their parents. How would you feel if your parents made all your choices for you? Should parents be allowed to choose the things that you learn in school?
-Gabriel Hernandez
-Gabriel Hernandez
Personally I don't feel parents should be allowed to control what their kids learn in school. Kids aren't exactly like their parents and have different interests which they should be allowed to explore in school. Even though parents don't completely agree on what their kids are learning, they shouldn't be allowed to force their child not to learn it. Homeschooling would be a good alternative because parents can write their own lesson plans and teach their kids what they want. Although, I feel homeschooling deprives children of the social interaction they get from public schools and the ability to work in a group setting,it does allow parents to control what their children learn. I think parents should consider what their children want to learn and aid them in that course rather than telling them no.
ReplyDeleteParents shouldn't control what students learn in school. Yes, some parents don't agree with what the school teaches them but they as parents wouldn't bother teaching their children about sex. If they don't learn it in school, they might as well be screwed for the real world. Parents try hiding their kids behind innocence but they do have to come to terms that they need to learn about the dangers of the world.
ReplyDeleteI think that a parent choosing what you can and cannot learn in school is way too controlling. For some kids, school is the one place where they feel they can express themselves, without the say of their parents. Letting parents choose what subjects we cannot learn is effectively giving them complete control over most aspects of our lives, much like a dictator. Parents are here to raise us by teaching us important lessons that will help us navigate adulthood, not restrict our intake. The subjects they teach us in school are taught for a reason because teachers are given a special education so they can properly inform us about things parents cannot know. Parents are already involved in school enough, and we need not involve them to the point where they restrict what we are learning.
ReplyDelete-Samantha Boyd