The Public Education System in America Discourages Free-thought and Individualism

Thank you for responding, In the first paragraph of your initial refute, you wrote: "I simply cannot agree with this opinion. As a student in the mentioned school system myself, I have never seen this occur". That is entirely exclusive to you and your own experiences, and the implications of my initial argument were not based off of your school alone. I can tell you, that in my school (and in others as well, research it), while football remains, music appreciation does not. It is very The following will be my most extensive refute, and it regards daydreaming. Before I go further, let me note that I was referring exclusively to the daydreaming of young intellectuals (which can be inferred upon reading my initial refute), not that of the intellectually inferior. You claimed that "Daydreaming is not an experiment", and I will have to say that I strongly disagree. From [. http://plato.stanford.edu...], I have obtained and will present to you the following definition of a though experiment: "Thought experiments are devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things. " As you can hopefully apprehend, a daydream can be an experiment, which eradicates the foundation of your bold claim that "Daydreaming is not an experiment". The sentence "Therefore the intellectually inclined have more time and more space for free-thought because they can finish their work more quickly and to a higher level in which they can input their personal thoughts. " is a situational refute that only works when your mentioned circumstances are in play. What if the teacher is giving a lecture on something that an advanced learner is already well versed in? Should he have to open his eyes and be forced to withstand the nefarious notion that is repetitiveness? I feel that it is rather tyrannical for a teacher to dictate a well-tempered student's attentiveness. It is quite apparent that your refute of my point about the drug free campaign is entirely based on your belief that bullies encourage people to do drugs. I hold the belief that kids claim to being bullied into trying drugs as a result of them being caught and fabricating excuses. It is not justifiable at all, because in my health class the teacher claimed that a marijuana overdose was highly probable rather than simply stating that marijuana smoking isn't the healthiest choice; she constructed an argument based entirely on falsehoods. Can you honestly say that such things have never been propagated in your school? Regarding the pledge of allegiance, you stated that it encourages patriotism. Patriotism is a subjective thing, students that wish not to be patriotic should not have to be patriotic. School is supposed to be about education, and what does standing during the pledge have to do with that? I feel that there is no fit justification for forcing students to stand. Patriotism is a belief, and the encouragement of it is an attempt to influence ones beliefs, which is propaganda. I would like to conclude my argument by noting that you always refer to yourself when refuting my arguments. For instance, you added that your thoughts remain entirely your own. While you may have the ability to preserve your own thoughts, other students may not. Therefore, such a point holds no weight.