A Purposeful Purpose?...

Well as we all know, education for minors is a law. You must get an education if you are below a certain age. But is that the point of public schools? Public schools may just be around because the government needs a place for kids and teenagers to attend to receive an education. Schools are expected to teach and prepare the attendees for their future. Schools should give an education as well as life experiences.

As I entered public school, coming from a small, private, Christian school, I was overwhelmed with change. In public schools you have to work with people you don’t like as well as meet people you don’t get along with. I think that a purpose of public schools is to educate youth and give life experiences but also suppose to give you a better idea of who you are. As you go though school, you meet new people and find certain people interesting. You find yourself in others.

Now as generation and generation move through school, our world and public schools have changed. It seems like school has become a “day care” for students. Not many are worried about education or worried about their future; they are just worried about who they are going to sit by at lunch. Popularity and the “in crowd” is the main focus at schools now; who is on top of the social ladder.

Is that the purpose of public schools?