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Analysis Of Why Public Schooling Is The Best Option By Danielle Mahek

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Most parents go to great lengths to provide their children with the best possible, including their child’s education. But, as in all things, people disagree about what is the “best” way. Danielle Mahek, in Why Public Schooling is the Best Option, supports the belief that parents should send their children to public school. She believes that public school is the best option for children today, but I believe that homeschooling is also a viable option for most children. Mahek supports her opinion that public school is the better option through several interesting points. She talks first about the main reason many people tend to homeschool their children. She says, “While protection of children is very important, how does keeping the child constrained …show more content…

She never indicates she has any experience with homeschooling, nor having been around homeschooled children. She assumes she knows the facts from merely studying a few articles. Having been homeschooled myself, I know her facts are inaccurate. In conclusion, I do not trust her judgment. In her essay, I found only one fact combined with a whole lot of inaccurate opinions. Near the beginning of her essay she quotes, ‘“Between 1999 and 2007, homeschoolers in the United States increased by an estimated 74 percent, twelve times the rate of public school growth, and now likely number more than two million altogether.”’ This is an example of a statistic. She uses this direct quote to back up her claims of why she believes homeschooling is on the rise, and the parents reasoning for educating their children at home. The only emotional appeal in this essay is when she states her concern for teenagers having the opportunity to be in social environments conducive to making lifelong friends. She tries to convince the readers that homeschooled children will be socially awkward and alone. She also appeals to Christian families who are worried about their child’s faith by informing them of the many private Christian schools that are located around the country. Mahek uses many simpler sentence structures and words throughout her essay. By doing this, it allows her writing to be read easily and be comprehendible. She uses a very formal essay tone throughout, and she does not use metaphors, analogies, or anything poetic. Due to all these things it is clearly noticeable that this also a student, and one who has not had as much practice as a professor or writer

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