Education should be a privilege, not a right

1. "I understand that younger children don't understand the importance of an education, but it's never been said that younger children would be the ones being kicked out..." Actually you said yourself in the comments section that 5th graders should be at an age where they could be kicked out! You really think 10 and 11 year olds should be kicked out of school, for being 'disturbing'? "It would be explained, and the child would understand." No most children would not understand. That is why the drop out age is 16, because that is the age when a person can understand repercussions of having no education. "Who honestly wants to see their child fail?" Their are parents who torture their children, there is nothing they want to see more then failure, so they can ridicule their child. Then there are other parents who could care less about what happens to there kid, their never home, they leave just enough food, etc. 2. "Child abuse is a great point, however, breaking free from such a situation would be plenty of motivation to excel through school." Let's say you grew up in a home where you have been abused by your mother since you were 5. She has told you every day that she is going to kill you if you ever tell someone. Your only escape is school, but there you steal food from other students (because your mother starves you) you smell and look awful (becuase you don't ever get baths or no clothes) and you have really bad grades (because you can't do your homework) your in 5th grade and you school is kicking you out, because your teachers and class mates find you a disturbance since you stink, steal food, and your getting bad grades. Your too afraid to come forward about the abuse, so your basically screwed. That is the kind of image your painting for several young students when you pass a law such as this. "If they wish to drop out, thus submitting themselves to more abuse, I guess that's their decision," If they are kicked out, like you are suggesting they should be, they are being forced into more abuse. And if they drop out, it would only be because they can't stand the ridicule of other students. "And no child-abusing parent would pull their kid out of school." Perhaps they want to force them to get a job, or just work for them all day (cleaning and what not) many child abusing parents also realize their kids get food and a break at school, they want to take that away as well. 3." Morals are, in part, taught by schools. But should they be? Why isn't it the parent's responsibility to teach right from wrong?" Because some parents aren't their to teach their children right from wrong, whether it is because they work from 7 AM to 12 PM or because they don't care some children ARE neglected, and they still have to be taught how to act civilized. It is just another way to keep our society safer. "Schools have become a second set of parents." Why is that a bad thing? *opponent talks about schools feeding students* "Isn't that sad?" Yes, it is sad that some parents refuse to feed their children, but is it sad that their schools are saving them from starvation? Of course not. "We can't continue to reinforce these bad habits and continue to teach students that they can rely upon the school to take care of everything for them when they have kids." That's not what their teaching the students. They are teaching the students that while they may be neglected by their parents, someone cares about them, and they will be taken care of. Do you really want to starve these children and force them into a life of crime, by making them steal their food from stores, so they don't starve to death? 4. "The kids who actually cause problems and take the focus away from school, and what it's about." How can you tell which child is being abused and neglected, and which is being a bully? How can you know when a child is getting straight F's because they are kept busy at home taking care of their brothers and sisters or when they are just being lazy? How can you know when I child deserves to be kicked out? 1) "Obviously by the time a student is in high school, if they haven't gotten the picture, it's just not gonna happen." Which is why they are allowed to drop out at the age 16. "What are they going to do in our society?" If we don't educate them, probably a lot of crime. 2) "Using the high school student as an example again, if they don't know why they need an education, they should be allowed/forced out of the program." They simply don't think they need an education. When they really do. "If they don't want it, they don't have to have it." We should still try really hard to give it to them. Your alternatives: New: They'll see the error in their ways and guess what they're children will do... focus and study and be productive. Current: This student drops out, and when they have children, they simply continue the cycle. The only difference between the old and the new, is that in your new one, they can't come back, as they have been kicked out. It forces them into the current, instead of allowing them to chose. 3) "And my idea proposes stricter rules," Rules in which: *Abused children are forgotten *5th graders can be kicked out before they understand why they are being educated * Instead of dropping out, your kicked out, and there is no coming back "If you want the education, it's all yours. Take as much as you want! An "all you can eat" buffet of education, for a little analogy." Once again, selfish. Instead of sharing education with kids with less privileges you want it all for yourself. Less competition, more money for your education, and no 'distractions.' "But how does super-power status tie into the education system?" I already explained. 4)"if parents don't care, the child ends up not caring, which leads to more children not caring..." Unless if they go to school and learn about how they can get a good education. It's a slow process, but over time, more children will be spared this hellish lifestyle. "if the parents don't care, then the child either fails or they understand the situation and doesn't get sucked in." So it just makes it harder on the child, if they don't get it right away, their kicked out for good. Sounds like the opposite of a solution. "I guess I live under a delusion that parents are supposed to want a better life for their child?" Well you do, some parents don't. "If you'd like to put it as heartless as "leaving children behind" then yes... but it's more motivation than anything." Motivation or not, it is still just making it more difficult then it is now, and leaving behind more and more children over time. You say this will fix things, but all it will do is make things worse. This widens the gap between the rich and poor, takes away opportunities, and dooms so many capable children to failure. To extend my case: I."Failing school isn't an immediate "death sentence". Look at people like Bill Gates who dropped out of high school." Sometimes it isn't but most time it is. Plus, you said you want to kick people out of school. When that happens it's game over. "Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club..." Do you know how lucky you would have to of been, how many connections you would of had to have? Once again, your just taking away opportunities from others, to keep them for more 'focused' kids like yourself. Selfish. "It is possible to succeed in this world without an education, it just become more difficult." So your making it more difficult to get an education, increasing the competition for success without an education, and making it nearly impossible to do well at all, unless if you come from a good home. Kicking children out of school is not the solution. Keeping them in school, giving them hope, working with them, and giving everyone a chance, that is the solution.