Death Penalty

Posted by Toyomi on Friday, February 3, 2012.
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Lately there has been thought about extracting the death penalty from the criminal justice system. It has been thought that most Americans are for the death penalty. After reading this article though it presents the idea that maybe Americans aren't so pro death penalty at all. The biggest issue that is brought up about the death penalty is how to determine whether the person is guilty or not. If you aren't sure if the person is guilty then you shouldn't be sentencing the person to death. Unfortunately many people have been sentenced to death without actually being guilty. This reason in itself is why the death penalty should no longer be apart of the criminal justice system. Take for instance the situation that was already brought up in the article. The article reads, “Most notable this year were the multiple protests on behalf of Troy Davis, who was executed in Georgia despite appeals that raised questions about his guilt”. The fact that the government wouldn’t further investigate an issue before sentencing someone to the death penalty is absurd. This is why if the death penalty didn’t exist then there would be no way to just kill someone who could have been free. It isn’t fair that innocent people are being sentenced death. This causes anger and disappointment in a family and especially hatred toward the criminal justice system. Also when choosing the death penalty for a person you must consider whether a human even has a right to take away another human’s life. Consider the line “Ultimately, the moral question surrounding capital punishment in America has less to do with whether those convicted of violent crime deserve to die than with whether state and federal governments deserve to kill those whom it has imprisoned”.(Procon.org) Most people aren’t very fond of taking another human’s life away. Many religions forbid taking away human life so the death penalty can just be seen as morally wrong. The death penalty is a touchy and stressful subject to speak about and to sentence so it should just be removed from the criminal system.

Homeschooling

Posted by Toyomi on Friday, January 20, 2012.
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When it comes to homeschooling it is often believed that parents will not be able to teach core subjects, home-schooled children basically are living a free for all, and that homeschooling will damage you financially.


When you go to school you learn the four core subjects. Those subjects being Math,Science,History,and English. When most people think of homeschooling they believe that children being home-schooled aren't being taught these subjects. Whether that is true or not you must realize that you can learn in different ways. In the article titled Homeschooling by Mark Hegenerit reads "But homeschooling families have learned the school model was developed to process large numbers of children..... not to the one-on-one teaching and learning that can happen in the home." Although the child may not be learning the subjects society thinks are important the child are able to learn what they are interested in. Furthermore this means that the child will have a richer education than those is schools. Assuming this states that the children aren't learning what they "need" learn. That also means that if the child isn't learning what they should learn that means that the parents aren't "worthy" teachers and should not attempt to teach their child.

Aside from whether home schooled children are learning core subjects it is assumed that they are also having a free for all. In the article Living Room School: The Real Deal on Homeschooling by Fiona Moon Pearl a line reads "You're so lucky! I'll bet you sleep as late as you want and just do whatever you want all day." This cannot be true because home schooled children must have an education too or else they wouldn't be being home schooled in the first place. Home schooled children still take test and quizzes based on what they are learning. In a way home schooled children are no different than regular students. Even if it's a subject that the individual prefers, they still are responsible for learning effectively. Upon hearing this accusation the parents must feel as if their children aren't get as great as an education as kids in regular schools. It also implies that since the child is having a so-called free for all that they really aren't learning anything at all.

Lastly most people seem to believe that homeschooling isn't very great for saving money. "For married parents, one partner often foregoes full-time employment out of the home in order to home school"(Isabel Shaw) reads an article titled The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling. This could be totally untrue for many reasons. Between class dues, school trips, lunch money, and fundraisers for a regular school much of money is drained anyway. If your child is home schooled all your money is going to things that the actually need or things the parent actually needs. Even if it is true that homeschooling drains your money you will still be able to spend more time with family if one is home schooled. Either way you look at it homeschooling would probably be the best for your pockets if you are considering it. As for the implications for both the parents and the children it basically suggests for both that no matters how hard your efforts are homeschooling will never succeed.

Since most people feel that homeschooling leads to improper education, free time instead of learning, and a deep hole in one's pocket most people will not choose homeschooling. What they do not realize is that these assumptions effect both the children and the parents and insults both beings as a whole. Be sure to closely examine key points before completely turning down the idea.

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