Holt 1
February 15, 2007
Word Count: 375
Freedom of Education
When
one hears the word education, every person has one thing come to mind and that is the amount of time spent in school. Is it
spent well or is it a waste of time? Holt, an expert in education thinks that all the time spent in class is not necessary.
Holt thinks that students should decide how much time is spent in class, when and what time they attend school. Holt also
states that students should have the right to also decide what classes they want to take. Holt’s ideas are reasonable,
but I do not agree with them.
In
the school systems, the state decides the hours spent in class and the days the students attend. In this system the students
are required to come on those days required and spend that certain amount time in school. If the student decided the time,
they would go when they wanted and spend the time they wanted there, even if it meant one hour. The student most likely with
this choice, would pick the least amount time spent there and would go only on the days they felt like going. For example,
if there was a great new game out, does one really thinks they would leave it to go to school, when they do not have to.
The
next point is if the student had the choice of picking what they learned would they really pick any thing at all? For many
students today they would rather not have to learn what is required. So what makes anyone think they would pick what to learn
when they do not even want to learn it in the first place? One solution that a lot of people recommend is to make the class
more entertaining. How can a person ensure that it will be entertaining to the students when they have that brand new game
at home.
In
addition to that, having the student decide the schedule and time of classes will not only create problems with attending
school, but being at different paces in school. There would not be the order that schools have today. So when it comes to having the student decide it should be the school system that makes the final decisions.
Holt 2
February 20, 2007
Word Count: 350
Freedom of Education
When one hears the word education,
every person has one thing come to mind and that is the amount of time spent in school. Is it spent well or is it a waste
of time? Holt, an expert in education thinks that all the time spent in class is not necessary. Holt thinks that students
should decide how much time is spent in class, when and what time they attend school. Holt also states that students should
have the right to also decide what classes they want to take. Holt’s ideas are reasonable, but I do not agree with them.
The scholastic system today
requires the children to attend a certain number of hours. If the student decided the time, they would go when they wanted
and spend the time they wanted there, even if it meant one hour. The student most likely with this choice, would pick the
least amount time spent there and would go only on the days they felt like going. For example, if there was a great new game
out, does one really thinks they would leave it to go to school, when they do not have to.
The
next point is if the student had the choice of picking what they learned would they really pick any thing at all? For many
students today they would rather not have to learn what is required. So what makes anyone think they would pick what to learn
when they do not even want to learn it in the first place? One solution that a lot of people recommend is to make the class
more entertaining. How can a person ensure that it will be entertaining to the students when they have that brand new game
at home.
In
addition to that, having the student decide the schedule and time of classes will not only create problems with attending
school, but being at different paces in school. There would not be the order that schools have today. So when it comes to having the student decide it should be the school system that makes the final decisions.
Holt 3
February 22, 2007
Word Count: 336
Freedom of Education
When
one hears the word education, every person has one thing come to mind and that is the amount of time spent in school. Is it
spent well or is it a waste of time? Holt, an expert in education thinks that all the time spent in class is not necessary.
Holt believes that students should decide how much time is spent in class, when, and what time they attend school. Holt states
that students should have the right to also decide what classes they want to take. Holt’s ideas are reasonable, but
I disagree with him.
The
scholastic system today requires the children to attend a certain number of hours. If the student decided the time, they would
go when they wanted and spend the time they wanted there, even if it meant one hour. The student most likely with this choice,
would pick the least amount time spent there and would go only on the days they felt like going. For example, if there was
a great new game out, does one really thinks they would leave it to go to school, when they do not have to.
The
next point is if the student had the choice of picking what they learned would they really pick any thing at all? For many
students today they would rather not have to learn what is required. So what makes anyone think they would pick what to learn
when they do not even want to learn it in the first place? One solution that people recommend is to make the class more entertaining.
How can a person ensure that it will be entertaining to the students when they have that brand new game at home.
In
addition to that, having the students decides the schedule and time of classes will not only create problems with attending
school, but some students will be behind or ahead others. There would no order in the school system. I believe they should
not allow students to change the scholastic system.
