Christianalwaysg124RP
05-28-2008, 05:39 PM
I'm 15. I am in journalistic writing and I have to do an opinion newspaper article. I decided to do it on libertarianism and the constitution. Could you guys maybe give me some ideas on it? I am far from finished and I don't know what to add on it. I have the started it so far, but I don't know what else to add to it. It has to be related to students. I also want to tie in libertarianism with Libertarianism. I also don't know a way of tieing in how because of government "libertarian ideas are no longer brought up" and why libertarianism isn't in schools. It also has to be in essay style.
My article isn't starting out well so please help me on it.
Good Ol Republic
Why School is so darn Boring
“Sit in your seats, be quiet and turn around” the teacher declares to the classroom. Young Amanda loves to learn about history, but it’s too hard for her to keep focused in school. She continually begs the complaint “This stuff is meaningless to me.”
Let’s face it, students hate school more than ever in this day and age. As we live in the age of relativism, students want an alternative to teachings they will never use in life. Particularly, one subject that students have a large disliking for is Social Studies. According to research done in San Francisco, by John J. Chiodo, most high school students rank Social Studies as last in importance compared to the other core subjects such as English.
It is appalling that such a notion is made by students. Let’s look at this picture. Many students are dissident with the school system and their major plea is there is no relativism in schools. How are they dissident with schools when Social Studies is a subject that teaches about the behaviors of mankind? It even teaches what we do wrong and right. How could a subject that seems so relative be so irrelative in the minds of high schoolers?
In my best opinion, the reason is very simple. The core principles of libertarianism and the importance of the constitution are not taught as abundantly is the reason Social Studies is so boring to students. The values of a minarchist, libertarian, constitutional government are an issue that should be an idea students love. The other reason, is due to the government censorship on what is allowed to be taught in schools
Before I go of on my rant on how great libertarianism is, let’s define what a libertarian government is. As defined by the dictionary, a libertarian is a person whom: “ a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action. In simple terms, Libertarians believe people have the right to live out their lives as they see best as long as it does not harm the liberties of others.
I also mentioned earlier the term "minarchist." The term is always confused with "anarchism"-no federal government and essentially no government at all. A minarchist doesn't believe in no government, he is one who believes in small government.(as taught by Jeffersonianism) Putting the two terms together, a libertarian minarchist is one who advocates a government which does the least, upholding the principles of liberty.
The ideas of libertarianism could be thought of as the "Golden Rule" or "individualism", but it's not just those principles. Another principle the libertarians value is private property. When libertarians mean by private property, it is meant essentially your life, your home and your money. People shouldn't be forced to sacrifice their lives for a government purpose. People should also be free to make the choices he makes, and never blown back by the choice unless it harms others. This would mean we are against all direct taxes. Essentially libertarians believe in a "free market."
Imagine a fat person of existence. People continually tell him the food he eats is damaging his health and could kill him. Yet at the same time no one would want government interference taking away his food and his right to have food. The government taking away his food would be confiscation,fraud and stealing. (libertarians believe the government has done this through higher taxes, subsides, more government welfare and public social security)
The central theme of libertarianism is taught in schools, but many of the principles of libertarianism are not"
My article isn't starting out well so please help me on it.
Good Ol Republic
Why School is so darn Boring
“Sit in your seats, be quiet and turn around” the teacher declares to the classroom. Young Amanda loves to learn about history, but it’s too hard for her to keep focused in school. She continually begs the complaint “This stuff is meaningless to me.”
Let’s face it, students hate school more than ever in this day and age. As we live in the age of relativism, students want an alternative to teachings they will never use in life. Particularly, one subject that students have a large disliking for is Social Studies. According to research done in San Francisco, by John J. Chiodo, most high school students rank Social Studies as last in importance compared to the other core subjects such as English.
It is appalling that such a notion is made by students. Let’s look at this picture. Many students are dissident with the school system and their major plea is there is no relativism in schools. How are they dissident with schools when Social Studies is a subject that teaches about the behaviors of mankind? It even teaches what we do wrong and right. How could a subject that seems so relative be so irrelative in the minds of high schoolers?
In my best opinion, the reason is very simple. The core principles of libertarianism and the importance of the constitution are not taught as abundantly is the reason Social Studies is so boring to students. The values of a minarchist, libertarian, constitutional government are an issue that should be an idea students love. The other reason, is due to the government censorship on what is allowed to be taught in schools
Before I go of on my rant on how great libertarianism is, let’s define what a libertarian government is. As defined by the dictionary, a libertarian is a person whom: “ a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action. In simple terms, Libertarians believe people have the right to live out their lives as they see best as long as it does not harm the liberties of others.
I also mentioned earlier the term "minarchist." The term is always confused with "anarchism"-no federal government and essentially no government at all. A minarchist doesn't believe in no government, he is one who believes in small government.(as taught by Jeffersonianism) Putting the two terms together, a libertarian minarchist is one who advocates a government which does the least, upholding the principles of liberty.
The ideas of libertarianism could be thought of as the "Golden Rule" or "individualism", but it's not just those principles. Another principle the libertarians value is private property. When libertarians mean by private property, it is meant essentially your life, your home and your money. People shouldn't be forced to sacrifice their lives for a government purpose. People should also be free to make the choices he makes, and never blown back by the choice unless it harms others. This would mean we are against all direct taxes. Essentially libertarians believe in a "free market."
Imagine a fat person of existence. People continually tell him the food he eats is damaging his health and could kill him. Yet at the same time no one would want government interference taking away his food and his right to have food. The government taking away his food would be confiscation,fraud and stealing. (libertarians believe the government has done this through higher taxes, subsides, more government welfare and public social security)
The central theme of libertarianism is taught in schools, but many of the principles of libertarianism are not"