The public should have a say in what is taught at schools

Thanks for sticking to through the final round, Isap8. Refutations "I do in fact have proof. On page 5 of my grade 7 geography and social studies textbook it states this "As a democratic country our country should help those con tries of which are not democratic such as Brazil, China and Israel. " This started an uproar of hatred and insults brought towards me since I am in fact Brazilian. What was worse is that it was a lie. Brazil is in fact a democratic nation. " Even though this "evidence" is extremely personal, I'll still argue against it. First off, this is not the school's fault. The school is simply teaching the curriculum it's supposed to teach. It's the students' fault for creating racist/prejudice comments, not the school. The school does not force-feed you racism; you do. Depending on the time this book was written, Brazil may not have been a democratic society at that specific period if time. And what this book said is totally true. We Americans who have democratic values should help liberate other societies of oppression, arguing directly against bad moral values. "We should help people," is basically what this book is saying. "You also stated that schools done on the Internet are not chosen by parents. Many people I know got into Internet schools since their parents could control what was taught! The point of Internet schools is teaching things that are student appropriate such as things that don't discriminate a persons culture, religion, contry ect. " The point of online schools are actually for people who don't want to attend a university and don't want to leave their homes. They want an efficient and easy program that they can learn from their own houses so that they don't need to drive out early to colleges/universities. Online schools teach exactly the same thing normal schools teach. "By stating that we are dumber than both teachers and governmental leaders is in fact heckling and in a formal debate you would lose points for that. " This is not a refutation to my argument. My argument stands. The average public is not smarter than government leaders or teachers and therefore should not be allowed to make decisions for the school curriculum. Anyways, that's not a heckle, as far as I know. A heckle is a 3-word statement you use during an opponent's speech, at least in my school's program, that's what it is. .. "Also humiliation is a cruel and unusual punishment of which has been stated by the government of Canada. "cruel and unusual punishment is A phrase describing punishment, wether needed or not, that is set towards someone causing them humiliation or physical pain" is the definition of it in my glossary of my textbook (Social studies works 7 enriched. ) thus proving my earlier point that in fact humiliation is a part of cruel and unusual punishment. " Alright, that's acceptable. However, there has been no evidence presented concerning humiliation, racism, or prejudice throughout this entire debate. The point is moot. "It is also evident that you misunderstood my point. I never said that it was the schools flat but that it was the curriculums fault. That was what caused her obsessed pain and aggravation. I do not have anything against teachers and do realize that they are not to blame but the educational system is to blame. " It is not in anyway the curriculum's fault. What children diagnosis from a lecture is their issue and their view, not the school's view. The school simply teaches; the children actually bring in the insults and humiliation. "And students do partake in offensive speaking during class wether it is noticed or not. Teachers also take no action against criticism or racism. If they had my friend may still be with me. " You're arguing for the curriculum, so how can you argue against what a teacher did or did not do? How would the teacher have known if racism was spreading around? It's the kids' own flawed insults and comments that killed your friend, not the teacher. Your friend could have asked the teacher for help and in turn, saved her life. The teacher could not have known the racism spreading around. Your first statement is not yet a fact. It has no evidence. It is not an argument. REASONS WHY THE OPPOSITION SHOULD WIN THIS DEBATE 1. The Opposition has effectively refuted all arguments of the Proposition. Therefore, the burden of proof is unanswered. 2. The Opposition has had superior spelling as well as grammar. 3. The Opposition's 2 arguments are still standing (No possible system and public is not as intelligent). 4. The Opposition has used credible, reliable sources. .. The Proposition has only provided personal experiences backed by no facts but one definition. For these reasons, I state that this resolution is negated.