journal # 19

19. Should school attendance be mandatory? In your answer, be sure to explore what the function of education is, and what our nation would look like if the masses were less educated.

I think school should be mandatory for a couple reason. My first reason is that many people cwould loose thier jobs. Teachers for students who would rather be wasting thier time than be in school would have no job. My second reason is that if school was not mandatory then some kids would choose to be illitirate and would also choose to ignore simple magic. I think school should me mandatoy only till 8th grade. After that is should be optional and up to the parent or student. Our modern education is to give an equal oppurnunity to all students. The function of education is to teach both academic and social skill by putting students under one campus. Another reason school should be mandatory is because without it students would lack social skills. If our nation was composed of uneducated adults then it would give people who wanted education the upper edge when looking for a job. However streets would also be filled with crime because kids who got no moral education would be causing havoc if they see no problem in it. However if this ought to happened then the governement could apply more money to other areas such as security or medical research. Another fucntion of education is that it keeps he average education level high and also prepares youngsters for the future life. Without school students would be unprepared when they are released into the real world and on top of that they will have a hard time getting a job since they have no education. School should remain mandatory to save teacher's job and maintain kids off the streets.