“Compulsory Education-Law only keeps individuals in school who do not

have interest in learning”.

Compulsory education laws force individuals to attend a public or state-accredited private school
for a specified period of time, according to Reuters (2016). There are several exceptions, most
prominently homeschooling, but almost every state has regulations for when children must enter school
and how old students must be before dropping out. Typically, children must begin school at the age of
six and remain enrolled until they reach the age of sixteen. These laws were enacted not merely to
increase education levels, but also to prevent the extensive use of child slavery in the nineteenth and
early twentieth century. In some instances, I don’t think Compulsory Education-Law only keeps
individuals in school who don’t have any interest to learn—since it is stated that it is a requirement for
every child not specifically for those who do not want to gain knowledge nor go to school.

There are significant benefits and drawbacks to compulsory education. Compulsory schooling
has a significant impact on requiring children to attend school. Unfortunately, not all families want their
children to go to school or be educated beyond a certain point, and some youngsters may not want to
continue their education. Fortunately, these attendance regulations require students to attend until a
specific age, which varies by state. The most significant problem of compulsory schooling is that some
are not "classroom material”. According to Harmon (2017), If a low-productivity (and low-educated)
group increases its academic qualifications as a result of policy reforms, such as a change in compulsory
schooling laws, a signaling theory suggests that more productive (and currently better informed) groups
also might want to invest in additional learning to continue to discern themselves from the less
productive, and thus secure the limited amount of higher-wage jobs. However, in a human capital model,
schooling is viewed as a human capital investment, therefore a mandatory schooling shift drives the less
educated to become more productive, improving their earnings while having no effect on the learning
preferences of others.

Compulsory Education has somehow been part of our learning tradition. Its primary goal of
education is to teach individuals within the community, to train and qualify them for work in the industry,
and to integrate people into society and educate their society's principles and values. The role of
education is to socialize people and to keep society pleasant and stable. Ever since compulsory schooling
has become the standard, and every nation has a public school system. Of course, the law doesn't always
oblige parents to educate their children in public schools. The potential criminal accusations that a parent
gets if they completely disregard their children's education differ by state. Pupils and youth, regardless
of status, unemployment, or place of residence, do have the right to healthy, high-quality nourishment.
Students and children must have the right to work in order to sustain or support themselves while
attending school or college, as stated by Wilcox (2020).
References:

Harmon, C. P. (2017, March 28). How effective is compulsory schooling as a policy

instrument? IZA World of Labor. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from
https://wol.iza.org/articles/how-effective-is-compulsory-schooling-as-a-policy-
instrument/

Reuters, T. (2016, June 21). Compulsory education laws: Background. Findlaw. Retrieved
November 5, 2021, from https://www.findlaw.com/education/education-
options/compulsory-education-laws-background.html.

Wilcox, M. (2020, February 27). Why is compulsory education important? Colors. Retrieved
November 5, 2021, from https://colors-newyork.com/why-is-compulsory-education-
important/

References:
Baleña, Ederlina D., Et. Al. 2016. Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Zion, Shell. University of Colorado. 2005. Understanding Culture
Learning Kits
Packet 1: Understanding Culture, Society and Politics DepEd 2016 Hand outs and worksheets

Education In Society: Crash Course Sociology #40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S294zRodS_4

Schools & Social Inequality: Crash Course Sociology #41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYMk3Bk08NA