Reality vs. Ideal

Today school is a place for learning and socializing. Many people go to school for the reason of seeing their friends. Others go to be educated. Schools have many rules. Some rules work while others don't. One example of a rule that works is the no dress code rules. Schools are based on what the students want. They want to express their feelings, which cannot be done if they have to wear an specific set of clothing. School is pretty much ran like a government runs a nation. Administrators keep the school in order. Parents are the force to make the student do their duties. Teachers must educate the students. The students are to school like civilians are to a city. The education process always demands for proof of the child's academic advancement. The proof is given in the form of tests and homework. Writing is a big concern in school. Depending on a student's writing that's how the teachers determine his/her academic level. Discipline is also a concern. Most of the time students act out. If the teachers cannot control them that's when parent involvement comes in. Most of the time school's do a pretty good job keeping the students under control.

My idea of a perfect school is a school in which there is balance between each group. A place where administrators have power but yet students have the freedom of speaking out their ideas of how the school should be run. These ideas would be listened to and put into practice, if within reason. The parents would also have a say in the way the school is managed and they can be a little more informed of what occurs in school. The teachers can be more available to help out and given a little incentive for it. The perfect school is where we can all work together to make it balanced.