• Argument type: I choose to make an Invitational type of argument because I know that the topic I want to speak about may be sensitive to others. My goal is to make others have a more open mind, not force the idea upon the readers. I want my argument to act more like a conversation because I plan on speaking on both sides of the argument.
  • Thesis Statement: The education system should be changed so that it is more beneficial because the current one is outdated and not always relevant for students. 
  • Outline: 
  1. Introduction: The first public school was built in 1635… The education system was created to teach future factory workers discipline and responsibility… Compared to the modern-day educational system… Themes that are relevant to my topic consist of teacher education and preparation, and the importance and the necessity of updating the old-fashioned school system… The education system should be changed so that it is more beneficial because the current one is outdated and not always relevant for students…  
  2. Body Paragraph #1: The education system should be changed so that it is more beneficial because the current one is outdated. According to Allison Schrager, (insert title), she says, “Factory owners required docile, agreeable workers who would show up on time and do what their managers told them. Sitting in a classroom all day with a teacher was good training for that”(Schrager). This indicates the idea that the current system that we follow has been the same for over two hundred years…. According to the Youtube video published by Prince Ea, (insert title), he says, “Here’s a car from today and here’s a car from 150 years ago, big difference, right? Well get this, here’s a classroom of today, and here’s a class we used 150 Years ago. Now ain’t that a shame and more than a century nothing has changed yet. You claim to prepare students for the future?!”(1:11-1:29). In the images illustrated in the video, EA shows how… This conveys the idea that the educational system should be changed because it has been more than 150 years with the same regulations and the people are evolving. 
  3. Body Paragraph #2: The education system should be changed so that it is more beneficial because the current one is not always relevant for students… According to Ea, he says, “Educational malpractice where one teacher stands in front of 20 kids each one having different strains, different needs, different gifts, different dreams and you teach the same thing the same way. That’s horrific” (2:20-2:47). This actively demonstrates that the educational system is not… Therefore the educational system should be modified to fit… 
  4. Conclusion: To conclude this argument, if we better prepare our students for our changing society, increase their motivation to do well, and allow students to more freely express their creativity, then students could be career-ready at an earlier age, pursue their passions, innovate meaningfully, and live more fulfilling and independent lives…. I wondered why the education system hasn’t changed for decades, including the course options available to high school students. I wondered why students have to attend classes that don’t relate to their career goals or have practical relevance for their future. The education system should be changed so that it is more beneficial because the current one is outdated and not always relevant for students. Why does a student have to learn about Geometry and not how to do taxes?
  5. Bibliography: 
  • Ea, Prince. “I SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM”. September 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqTTojTija8
  • Strauss, Valerie. “Sir Ken Robinson Has a Lot to Say about U.S. School Reform (It Isn’t Good).” The Washington Post, WP Company, 25 Apr. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/21/sir-ken-robinson-has-a-lot-to-say-about-u-s-school-reform-it-isnt-good/.
  • National Geographic Society. “First Public School in America.” National Geographic Society, 28 Oct. 2013, www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/.
  • Schrager, Allison. “The Modern Education System Was Designed to Train Future Factory Workers to Be ‘Docile.’” Quartz, Quartz, 2015, qz.com/1314814/universal-education-was-first-promoted-by-industrialists-who-wanted-docile-factory workers/#:~:text=The%20modern%20education%20system%20was,punctual%2C%20docile%2C%20and%20sober%E2%80%9D&text=But%20as%20industrialization%20changed%20the,what%20their%20managers%20told%20them.