One morning I was sitting in my English class when my teacher handed us a piece by Jerome Stern called “What They Learn in School”. I’m not a big reader so I wasn’t too thrilled about reading Stern’s poem. However, I did become curious once I read the first line.
Stern began his poem by stating how “In the schools now, they want them to know all about marijuana, crack, heroin, and amphetamines, because then they won 't be interested in marijuana, crack, heroin, and amphetamines.” I have been educated on drugs all throughout grade school and I would agree that these lessons have influenced students not to experiment with drugs. Teachers would provide us with different scenarios, consequences, and possible solutions. For example, a picture of …show more content…
I played the clarinet for seven years and began marching band in ninth grade solely because it was required. I didn’t care for it so much and therefore only pursued it for one year after that. Yet, I did enjoy symphonic band because I would prefer to sit on stage, in decent clothing, with air conditioning or heat, and have the opportunity to at least watch the football games on Friday night. In my opinion, it 's a lot more educating too because symphonic band allows students to become more musically inclined and demonstrate their talent individually. While marching band students learn memorization and coordination skills as a group. Either way, I recommend all students to at least attempt marching band although it really isn 't for …show more content…
I don’t trust that the reason religion isn’t discussed more often is because they’re afraid that students will become secular humanist but because it’s not appropriate unless attending a private school. I know plenty of people who have graduated from John Carroll but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were all Catholic. When I studied different religions in public school such as atheism, I still remained a Christian. A small amount of information on science will not alter everyone’s beliefs. Everyone will learn about religion regardless of where it’s taught and how in-depth they’re willing to
Stern began his poem by stating how “In the schools now, they want them to know all about marijuana, crack, heroin, and amphetamines, because then they won 't be interested in marijuana, crack, heroin, and amphetamines.” I have been educated on drugs all throughout grade school and I would agree that these lessons have influenced students not to experiment with drugs. Teachers would provide us with different scenarios, consequences, and possible solutions. For example, a picture of …show more content…
I played the clarinet for seven years and began marching band in ninth grade solely because it was required. I didn’t care for it so much and therefore only pursued it for one year after that. Yet, I did enjoy symphonic band because I would prefer to sit on stage, in decent clothing, with air conditioning or heat, and have the opportunity to at least watch the football games on Friday night. In my opinion, it 's a lot more educating too because symphonic band allows students to become more musically inclined and demonstrate their talent individually. While marching band students learn memorization and coordination skills as a group. Either way, I recommend all students to at least attempt marching band although it really isn 't for …show more content…
I don’t trust that the reason religion isn’t discussed more often is because they’re afraid that students will become secular humanist but because it’s not appropriate unless attending a private school. I know plenty of people who have graduated from John Carroll but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were all Catholic. When I studied different religions in public school such as atheism, I still remained a Christian. A small amount of information on science will not alter everyone’s beliefs. Everyone will learn about religion regardless of where it’s taught and how in-depth they’re willing to