Summary:

 

In this essay Roger Sipher states his opinion on the mandatory school attendance polices in America. He thinks that students, who have no real desire to learn, should not be forced into the classroom. With those unwilling students absent, Roger believes that public schools will change their image. The image of these schools will go from being holding centers of un- educated youth to centers of America’s future. He gives six reasons why he thinks this way which all end up with supporting non mandatory education attendance rules.  

 

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Roger Sipher believes mandatory education attendance hinders the effectiveness of the schools to enforce appropriate character building policies to keep order.

 

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Roger provides many positive reasons for his beliefs such as “the cost of enforcing compulsory education would be eliminated” (Page 2).