Here in the U.S. we take going to school for granted, but in other places children have to fight for the right to go to school. Malala is a girl who had to fight for her education, because in Pakistan people don’t believe girls deserve an education. I think some reasons why kids feel differently about going to school is that here in the U.S. kids are required to go to school while in other places kids just want to have the chance to go to school and learn.

 

To start with here in the U.S. kids are required to go to school. They think everyone goes to school and they take it for granted. The compulsory education laws require children to go to school for a certain period of time. Are you glad that these laws are put into action? I bet kids in third world countries would be happy if they had this law. That is why kids in the U.S. are required to go to school.

 

There are also some places where kids have to fight for a chance to go to school and learn. Education is very important in life yet there are more than 72 million children that are of primary education age and are not in school. “I speak not for myself but for those without voice… those who have fought for their rights… their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.” Stated by Malala. I personally think that education should be a right not a privilege.

 

Those were some reasons why I think kids feel differently about going to school. What do you think? Should going to school be a right or a privilege? Do you take school for granted?