"Bros before Hos" : The guy code

    In this writing by Micheal Kimmel called "Bros before Hos": The guy code, masculinity characteristics and values are determined and analyzed. Kimmel asks a variety of girls and guys different questions to determine attitudes, values, and traits of guys and why they are the way that they are. The three main topics discussed in this passage are where guys begin to act manly, what
their influences are, and what happens if they don't obide by this guy code.
     According to Kimmel, there are "four basic rules of masculinity"(609), that were create by a social psychologist in 1976, named Robert Brannon. The first rule is "Don't be a sissy". This is a classic thing that is said to guys and now a days would also be stated as "Don't be a pussy". Basically this is an important rule for masculinity for a couple reasons. First of all guys are competing with eachother and If one guy gets hurt and is crying, while the other guy who got hurt is sucking it up, his boys or homies are going to respect him more. Also, if a lady sees a man being a sissy or a whimp she's not going to want him because a lady needs a man who can defend himself and her as well. Girls on the otherhand can act like whimps or sissys because they need a man to comfort them.
     Furthermore, our second rule of masculinity portrays that a man should have "wealth, power, and status"(610) the rule "Be a big wheel". The most obvious idea that corresponds is by abiding by this rule , you will have a lot of money. Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but it can buy you a lot of things that you need and want in this world. Following back to the idea that guys are in competition with eachother. So if Ted is making more money than John then Ted is probably a cooler guy. Subsequently, John isn't going to be a ladies man either, because women need a man that can support them and their needs or at least themselves. She isn't your mother and probably doesn't want to take care of you.
    The next rule is "Be a sturdy oak". This refers to being reliable in any given situation, which in context means being there when needed. This reminds me of a scene from many movies where something goes wrong and the guy shows up at the very end and it looks like he fixed the problem when it was just fixed itself or by the dog. This rule could also come in handy with the ladies. If they had a bad day, or there car broke down, or they need help connecting thier t.v. Just by being there and pretending to listen or to help, you will become a hero very quickly.
       Finally, the last rule of masculinity is "Give 'em Hell". Don't care what others think of you, do things that people wouldn't do normally, live, and be daring while taking risks. A lot of times when I see  guys practicing this rule I think they are being cocky and show offs. Other girls might perceive this being brave or coregeous. It probably also goes back to the idea of being better than other guys and "hey man, look what I can do" type of attitude.
     In conclusion it must be a lot of pressure to be a guy. When Kimmel states "In truth, the guy code fits as comfortably as a straight jacket"(615) he is being quite sarcastic. A straight jacket never fits right and is uncomfortable. It has a lot of belts and loops to make it tight. In society there are probably many guys who don't like these rules but follow them because that Is what they were taught and surrounded by. Society expects men to be masculine, therefore that it what is performed by them.
 

Final polish Proposition 30 op-ed

Genevieve Vandeutekom

October 14, 2012

Professor Knapp

Proposition 30

Save Our Schools!

California's education system is facing a serious crisis due to the budget cuts that have occurred and will continue to if we don't do something about it. According to the Independent Voter Network, Mark Reynolds states that "California has the second lowest credit rating in the union due to its high rate of debt compared to the Gross Domestic product.”  Governor Brown, who took office in 2011, has come up with a proposal to help fix our lack of money for education and public safety. If this proposal, Proposition 30, passes this year, there will be an increase in taxes for people making $250,000 as an individual a year or a couple making $500,000 or more. There will also be a temporary 1/4 cent sale taxes Increase. If Proposition 30 does not pass we will be faced with more budget cuts up to $6 billion which will cause devastating results to our education system. In order to continue our education as a society we need to vote yes on Proposition 30 this November.

 When Californians' hear that there is going to be an increase in taxes, which will affect them in any way, they automatically become skeptical, and most likely will vote against the proposal, shutting the rest of the information down. But, in this case, as well as most cases we need to look at the bigger picture. First of all, Proposition 30 will only cause a raise in income taxes to people earning over $250,000 a year or more as an individual or couples earning $500,000 a year as a joint. This temporary tax raise will only be between 1-3% and be continued for the next seven years. Also sales taxes will increase for everyone, and it’s only a ¼ cent sales tax for four years. This would amount to .25 cents per $100.

 I’m sure you're wondering where all this money will go if the Proposition passes. Well, 89% of it will go for education for K-12 and 11% will go towards community colleges, so you know your money is being used for good purposes. Californians that are making $250,000 a year or more, think about how you got the job or position you are currently in and now have a significant income. This opportunity was probably available to you because of your extensive educational background. Everyone deserves the same opportunity to succeed in life.

As a student at a Community College, who has been effected by these budget cuts and will continue to, I feel that I have the right to argue for Proposition 30 to pass. The people who are opposed to Proposition 30 might make some of the following arguments. There’s no guarantee in the way that the Proposition is written that the money will be used for schools. Why should we (people making $250,000 a year or more), have to support other peoples families? According to the voters’ guide, “The Governor, politicians, and special interests behind Proposition 30 threaten voters. They say ‘vote for our massive tax increase or we’ll take it out on schools.." Why are they trying to incorporate two issues as big as education and public safety into one proposal?, and what if we don’t want more money going towards supporting the jail systems?

 Although these arguments are well recognized and good arguments, it is crucial that Proposition 30 passes. My school, Cabrillo College, has suffered greatly already from budget cuts. With the possible $6 billion more that has to come if Proposition 30 doesn’t pass, Cabrillo will face losing space for 780 full time students, cutting 1 in 13 classes and eliminating, five averaged- sized programs or majors, which in context will cause the loss of at least one students future. I know that for me with the class prices rising, it is extremely hard to make it by. I rarely get into the classes that I need and struggle to even buy textbooks for my classes.

 It has been guaranteed that the money rose by the tax increases, if Proposition 30 passes will go to education and the money will be available for the public to see where it goes to. Also the Legislature won’t have access to it, so you know they won’t try to use the funds for something else. If Proposition 30 doesn’t pass, K-12 gets cut $5.5 billion, cutting 3 weeks of school, CSU gets cut $250 million resulting in class cuts, layoffs of staff, and enrollment cuts. CSU students could face an additional $150 tuition increase for spring classes. Cabrillo College will face an additional cut of 7.3%. This would be very bad for our school systems, and our economy and our future.

 For all the people in California making $250,000 a year or more, and are feeling like they are forced to support others, consider this. If Proposition 30 didn’t pass and your taxes weren’t raised, they would eventually have to go up for something else anyway. $250,000 is a lot of money to not be able to share and contributing a tiny percentage for education will be worthwhile. Otherwise people making minimum wage won’t be able to get education and move up in life if this proposal doesn’t pass.

 The Governor is not threatening us on this Proposition, but simply informing us of the importance of this issue, and how our economy would fall apart even more if education wasn’t available. Public safety goes hand in hand with education. If we didn’t have education, there wouldn’t be as many jobs for safety, which would cause even more of a crash in our economy. Public Safety money would go towards programs such as law enforcement and prisons. The outcome would be focusing attention on departments that protect the community. As far as our jail systems go, the money that is needed to support them is going to come out of our taxes either way. So we need to look at all that we are really going to gain out of Proposition 30, because we’re either going to pay a little now, or a lot later.

California does need to do a better job at managing where its money goes. I understand the arguments against Proposition 30, and I’m not trying to shut them down because they are very solid points, but the bottom line is that our education system is really struggling. At this point, Proposition 30 is a really good choice to help save our schools. Also, if people don’t like how the Legislature budgets our money, they can vote them out of office when re-election time comes.

In conclusion, I am asking all of you voters to vote this November yes on Proposition 30. You will be able to help provide education funding and only where it can be afforded by Californians. Only people making $250,000 or more a year will have to contribute to the income tax increase and the sales tax increase that will affect everyone will only go up tiny amount. With support on this proposal California will gain about $6 billion to help our system and education bloom again. This is not only my future, but also yours.

Save our Schools

Genevieve Vandeutekom

October 14, 2012

Professor Knapp

Proposition 30

Save Our Schools!

California's education system is facing a serious crisis due to the budget cuts that have occurred and will continue to if we don't do something about it. According to the Independent Voter Network, Mark Reynolds states that "California has the second lowest credit rating in the union due its high rate of debt compared to the Gross Domestic product.”  Governor Brown, who took office in 2011, has come up with a proposal to help fix our lack of money for education and public safety. If this proposal, Proposition 30, passes this year, there will be an increase in taxes for people making $250,000 or more a year or a couple making $500,000 or more a year. There will also be a temporary 1/4 cent sale taxes Increase. If Proposition 30 does not pass we will be faced with more budget cuts up to $6 billion which will cause devastating results to our education system. In order to continue our education as a society we need to vote yes on Proposition 30 this November.

 When Californians hear that there is going to be an increase in taxes, which will affect them in any way, they automatically become skeptical, and most likely will vote against the proposal, shutting the rest of the information down. But, in this case, as well as most cases we need to look at the bigger picture. First of all, Proposition 30 will only cause a raise in income taxes to people earning over $250,000 a year or more as an individual or couples earning $500,000 a year as a joint. This temporary tax raise will only be between 1-3% and be continued for the next seven years. Also sales taxes will increase for everyone, but it’s only a ¼ cent sales tax for four years. This would amount to .25 cents per $100.

 I’m sure you're wondering where all this money will go if the Proposition passes. Well, 89% of it will go for education for K-12 and 11% will go towards community colleges, so you know your money is being used for good purposes. Californians that are making $250,000 a year or more, think about how you got the job or position you are currently in and now have a significant income. This opportunity was probably available to you because of your extensive educational background. Everyone deserves the same opportunity to succeed in life.

As a student at a Community College, who has been effected by these budget cuts and will continue to, I feel that I have the right to argue for Proposition 30 to pass. The people who are opposed to Proposition 30 might make some of the following arguments. There’s no guarantee in the way that the Proposition is written that the money will be used for schools. Why should we (people making $250,000 a year or more), have to support other peoples families? According to the voters’ guide, “The Governor, politicians, and special interests behind Proposition 30 threaten voters. They say ‘vote for our massive tax increase or we’ll take it out on schools.." Why are they trying to incorporate two issues as big as education and public safety into one proposal?, and what if we don’t want more money going towards supporting the jail systems?

 Although these arguments are well recognized and good arguments, it is crucial that Proposition 30 passes. My school, Cabrillo College, has suffered greatly already from budget cuts. With the possible $6 billion more that has to come if Proposition 30 doesn’t pass, Cabrillo will face losing space for 780 full time students, cutting 1 in 13 classes and eliminating, five averaged- sized programs or majors; which in context will cause the loss of at least one students future. I know that for me with the class prices rising, it is extremely hard to make it by. I rarely get into the classes that I need and struggle to even buy textbooks for my classes.

 It has been guaranteed that the money rose by the tax increases, if Proposition 30 passes will go to education and the money will be available for the public to see where it goes to. Also the Legislature won’t have access to it, so you know they won’t try to use the funds for something else. If Proposition 30 doesn’t pass, K-12 gets cut $5.5 billion, cutting 3 weeks of school, CSU gets cut $250 million resulting in class cuts, layoffs of staff, and enrollment cuts. CSU students could face an additional $150 tuition increase for spring classes. Cabrillo College will face an additional cut of 7.3%. This would be very bad for our school systems, and our economy and our future.

 For all the people in California making $250,000 a year or more, and are feeling like they are forced to support others, consider this. If Proposition 30 didn’t pass and your taxes weren’t raised, they would eventually have to go up for something else anyway. $250,000 is a lot of money to not be able to share and contributing a tiny percentage for education will be worthwhile. Otherwise people making minimum wage won’t be able to get education and move up in life if this proposal doesn’t pass.

 The Governor is not threatening us on this Proposition, but simply informing us of the importance of this issue, and how our economy would fall apart even more if education wasn’t available. Public safety goes hand in hand with education. If we didn’t have education, there wouldn’t be as many jobs for safety, which would cause even more of a crash in our economy. Public Safety money would go towards programs such as law enforcement and prisons. The outcome would be focusing attention on departments that protect the community. As far as our jail systems go, the money that is needed to support them is going to come out of our taxes either way. So we need to look at all that we are really going to gain out of Proposition 30, because we’re either going to pay a little now, or a lot later.

California does need to do a better job at managing where its money goes. I understand the arguments against Proposition 30, and I’m not trying to shut them down because they are very solid points, but the bottom line is that our education system is really struggling. At this point, Proposition 30 is a really good choice to help save our schools. Also, if people don’t like how the Legislature budgets our money, they can vote them out of office when re-election time comes.

In conclusion, I am asking all of you voters to vote this November yes on Proposition 30. You will be able to help provide education funding and only where it can be afforded by Californians. Only people making $250,000 or more a year will have to contribute to the income tax increase and the sales tax increase that will affect everyone will only go up ¼ cent. With support on this proposal California will gain about $6 billion to help our system and education bloom again. This is not only my future, but also yours.

Formal paper 1 Rough Draft

Save Our Schools!

“California has the second lowest credit rating in the union due its high rate of debt compared to the Gross Domestic product.”(Mark Reynolds) This horrible debt that California has created caused many education cuts all over California. Governor Brown, who took office in 2011, has come up with a proposal to help fix our lack of money for education and public safety. If this proposal, Proposition 30, passes this year, there will be an increase in taxes for people making $250,000 or more a year or a couple making $500,000 or more a year. There will also be a ¼ cent sale taxes raise. If Proposition 30 does not pass we will be faced with more budget cuts up to $6 billion and our education system will cut a devastating amount.

            When Californians hear that there is going to be an increase in taxes, which will affect them in any way, they automatically become skeptical, and most likely will vote against the proposal, shutting the rest of the information down. But, in this case, as well as most cases we need to look at the bigger picture. First of all, Proposition 30 will only cause a raise in income taxes to people earning over $250,000 a year or more as an individual or couples earning $500,000 a year as a joint. This tax raise will only be between 1-3% and be continued for the next seven years. Also sales taxes will increase for everyone, but it’s only a ¼ cent sales tax for four years. This would amount to .25 cents per $100.

            I’m sure your wondering where all this money would go to. Well, 89% of it would go to education for K-12 and 11% would go towards community colleges, so you know your money is going to a good cause. People that are making $250,000 a year or more, think about how you got the job or position that you are in making that great of an income. It was most likely from going to school and getting a good education. Everyone deserves this equal opportunity to succeed in life and get to this place.

            As a student at a Community College, that has been effected by these budget cuts and will continue to, I feel that I have the right to argue for Proposition 30 to pass. The people that are opposed to Proposition 30 might make some of the following arguments. There’s no guarantee in the way that the Proposition is written that the money will be used for schools, Why should we (people making $250,000 a year or more), have to support other peoples families besides our own?, “The Governor politicians, and special interests behind Proposition 30 threaten voters. They say ‘vote for our massive tax increase or we’ll take it out on schools….”(Voters guide), Why are they trying to incorporate two issues that are as big as education and public safety into one proposal?, and What if we don’t want more money going towards supporting the jail systems?

            Although these arguments are well recognized and good arguments, it is crucial that Proposition 30 passes. My school Cabrillo College has suffered greatly already from budget cuts and with the possible $6 billion more that has to come if Proposition 30 doesn’t pass Cabrillo will face losing space for 780 full time students, cutting 1 in 13 classes and eliminating five averaged- sized programs or majors, which in context will cause the loss of at least one persons students future. It has been guaranteed that the money raised, if Proposition 30 passes will go to education and the money will be available for the public to see where it goes to. Also the Legislature won’t have access to it, so you know they won’t try to take some of the money for something else.

            For all the people in California making $250,00 a year or more feeling like they are having to support others, If Proposition 30 didn’t pass and your taxes weren’t raised, I’m sure that they would eventually have to go up for something else. $250,000 is a lot of money to not be able to share a tiny percentage for education, while people making minimum wage won’t be able to get education and move up in life if this proposal doesn’t pass. The Governor is not threatening us on this Proposition but simple informing us of the importance of this issue and how our economy would fall apart even more if education wasn’t available. Public safety goes hand in hand with education because if we didn’t have education there wouldn’t be as many jobs for safety which would cause even more of a crash in our economy. And as far as our jail systems go, really if wasn’t this money going towards them, it would through some other way. So we need to look at all that we are really going to gain out of Proposition 30, because I think it’s more than we would loose if it didn’t pass.

            California does need to do a better job at managing where its money goes. I understand the arguments that are against Proposition 30 and am not trying to shut them down because they are very solid points, but the bottom line is that our education system is really struggling and at this point, Proposition 30 is a really good choice to help save our schools. Also if people don’t like how the Legislature budgets our money, they can vote them off of office when re-election time comes.

            “Funding for education has been decline since 2008… California is now ranked 47^th in the country in per-pupil spending on education…”(Reynolds) AS the years have continued the numbers have gotten worse. For all you voters who are going to vote against this Proposition think about some of these facts. If Proposition 30 doesn’t pass K-12 gets cut $5.5 billion, cutting 3 weeks of school, CSU gets cut $25o million resulting in class cuts, and layoffs of staff, and enrollment cuts, CSU students could face an additional $150 tuition increase for spring classes. Cabrillo College will face an additional cut of 7.3%. This would be very bad for our school systems and also our economy.

            In conclusion, I am asking all of you voters to vote this November yes on Proposition 30. You will be able to help provide education funding and only where it can be afforded by Californians. Only people making $250,000 or more a year will have to contribute to the income tax increase and the sales tax increase that will affect everyone will only go up ¼ cent. Everyone deserves an equal opportunity and with support on this proposal California will gain about $6 billion to help our system and education bloom again. This is not only my future, but also yours.

Proposal

Title: Vote Proposition 30

Author: Genevieve Vandeutekom

Date: 9/29/12

Analysis of argument: I am for Proposition 30 because I want to continue my education and think other people deserve the same.

Exigence: This action is important immediately because if not schools will suffer with even more budget cuts this year.

Intended audience: Voters

Purpose: To convince voters to votes yes on proposition 30

Claim: I have the right as a student to give my input on this issue and argue for or against it.

            The logical reasoning I will use to defend proposition 30 is by first informing my audience what it is. To inform my audience I will reveal the pros and the cons so that they can have a clear view of the bigger picture. With out proposition 30 schools and colleges both will suffer more than they already have, facing an additional $6 billion in budget cuts. Proposition 30 can help California by balancing our budget and pay for schools and the safety in schools. If you think about it, if there is more money for education the economy will do better because more people can graduate and get jobs, and have money and people will be able to have an equal opportunity. Couples making less than $250,000 a year won’t have to pay the tax increase that will take place for the next seven years if it passes.

            In opposition, there is really no guarantee in the way that the proposition is written that the money that comes from these tax increases will go to schools. And really the government is just threatening us by saying to vote for this proposition or they will take it out on our school systems.

            I feel as a writer I am credible because I am currently a student at a community college that would be affected if this proposition doesn’t pass. Why would I want proposition 30 to pass if it wasn’t going to benefit my education? Already at Cabrillo College there has been $400 in classes cut in just the past couple of years. Course offerings have also been cut by about 10%. Even tutoring hours to help students and staff jobs have been cut tremendously as well which doesn’t just affect students but teachers as well.

            Personally, in the situation that I am in, and I’m sure there are many other students in this position, if the Community Colleges shut down or I couldn’t get into the classes that I needed, I wouldn’t have a future. My family doesn’t have money to help me out with school, especially if I was going to go to a UC. If position 30 doesn’t pass class sizes may decrease even more and I won’t be able to get into the classes I need to graduate. My hopes and dreams of become a professional and having a steady job and income will be crushed. I will have to work part time jobs making minimum wage while people who are making over $250,000 a year aren’t willing to pay a tax increase to help out poor college students like me trying to go somewhere in life. 

           Although the people who are against proposition 30 make some compelling arguments, i believe that these people are the ones who are going to be affected by the tax increase, because who wouldn't want to try and help our school systems? And if the government was just threatening us i think more people would be aware of this hidden message and be against it, but seeing as the majority of the people are for proposition 30 i think that is a myth.

annotaed bibliography

"California Proposition 30, Sales and Income Tax Increase (2012)." Error. Ballot Pedia, 22 Sept. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_30,_Sales_and_Income_Tax_Increase_%282012%29>.

     On this website concerning proposition 30, there were a lot of facts to inform the readers of what proposition 30 will do for us. First off it will increase sales taxes from 7.25% to 7.5%. It will also increase taxes on people whose earnings are over $250,000, which will be in effect for the next seven years. The amount that these people get taxed on will depend on what there wages are. For example a person making $250,000 a year to $300,000 will have a 10.3% tax rate, while as a person making $500,000 to $1,000,000 a year will have a $12.3% tax rate. This would go into affect for this past year since January 2012 if the law passes this November. The estimate profit that proposition 30 will accumulate is $9 billion. The supporters of proposition 30 are Jerry Brown, League of women voters of California, California Democratic party, California Teachers Association, California State Council of service employes, California School employes association, American Federation of teachers, and California Federation of teachers.

"A Strong Economy for the next Generation." YES on 30. California Teachers Association, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.yesonprop30.com/>.

    This website has a lot of ways to get involved in proposition 30, but also some key important factors in support of proposition 30. According to this site California has had over $20 billion in budget cuts and in order for there not to be $6 billion more this year, Proposition 30 needs to pass. Also Proposition 30 will provide more safety in our funding and keep the cops on the streets, which will decrease the amount spent on prisoners. "We can’t keep cutting our schools and still keep the economy strong for the next generation". This is a message that shows us what will happen if we don't vote on proposition 30. To insure that this money will only be used for education purposes, the profits will go into an account that even the legislature can't get a hold of. The money in the account will be subject to an independent audit each year, and will be open for the public to view so that they can be assured where there money is being used.

"Stop Prop 30." Stop Prop 30. Howard Arvis Taxpayers Association, 20 Sept. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.stopprop30.com/>.

   This site argues that Proposition 30 will be bad for Californians. It says that there is no guarantee in the way it is written that proposition 30 will use the money towards education. It also increases taxes to almost $50 billion a year. It may even make the economy worse, by killing small businesses and creating less jobs. Basically this site believes that the government is trying to trick us and threaten us by bringing our schools into the picture. 

Reynolds, Mark. "Unfiltered Political News. For You. By You." Independent Voter Network. IVN, 10 Sept. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://ivn.us/2012/09/10/proposition-30-wont-fix-california-budget-issues/>.

   According to Mark Reynolds, Proposition  "California has the second lowest credit rating in the union..." He questions why are we trying to cause more budget problems instead of fixing the ones we already have? Politicians would rather raise taxes instead of streaming state funded programs. He also makes a point saying that while its a good idea to raise taxes for education, as voters we didn't get to choose weather we wanted to pay $4 billion a year on prisons. He also makes a good point, saying that this is a serious matter that should be in the hands of politicians that we voted for and if we don't like the choices that they are making then we don't have to re-elect them.

Against School by John Taylor Gatto

      In this story called Against School, written by John Taylor Gatto, he compares school to the concept of boredom. "Do we really need school?"(149) He also explores this concept of the question if school is really as necessary as we make it. Gatto expresses how that students and teachers are both bored because students are being taught information that they already know, while teachers are bored because they feel that the students have bad attitudes and don't want to learn but just want good grades. The author tells us his own experience as a student and as a school teacher and felt the same way until his grandpa taught him when he was young that bored is a bad word and that he shouldn't use it because every person in the world can only blame themselves for being bored, and you can't count on other people to make things interesting for you. The author explains that he isn't against education but the school system. He doesn't believe in the five day a week and  long hours of class time system that we have. Gatto also goes on to tell about Alexander Inglis's breaking down "the actual purpose"(152) of schooling into six different functions. These functions are the adjustive or adaptive function, the integrating function, the diagnostic and directive function, the differentiating function, the selective function, and the propaedeutic function. The ideas of these functions include not teaching the students interesting things because "..you cant test for reflective obedience.."(152), to make students similar in as many ways as they can, determine the social role of each individual, leading students in the direction that they can succeed in (not any higher than that), to punish the students who don't succeed so that others can see and not follow in that direction to "wash the dirt down the drain"(153), and to train a portion of the students to learn to "watch over and control a population deliberately.."(153).
     I personally would have to disagree with the statement that we really don't need to go to school. I'm going to use ethos to tell you why this statement isn't true. Quite certainly My mom or dad would not have had the time to home school me as they were both working and going to school. If there wasn't a public school system they wouldn't have been able to afford for me and my sister to attend a public school and i wouldn't have received the education that has made me the person that I am today. I do see the authors side of the argument of how people who are home schooled have gone just as far and learned as much and probably more in a less amount of time than the average person who attends a public school. Although on the other hand i think school is not only important for education, but also for street smarts. If i had not attended school, i know i would be a lot more sheltered and not know all the socially important things that i learned from being around hundreds of people. Overall, i can say that the public school system is important mentally, socially, and physically. A lot of children, including myself would not received what they did at their schools at home.
    The purpose of Gatto's essay was to put this question in our mind of the concept, Is school important? Although he is making points about school being unnecessary or not as important as we make it , i believe his view is actually for schools. Gatto explains his different views on education and school systems, but that doesn't mean that he completely disagrees with the idea of school altogether. He says "We suppress our genius only because we haven't yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women"(155). This means that as a society we shut down our intelligence and creativity body of people because our system doesn't run correctly as it should.