SAT Practice Essay #2

I believe that schools should help students understand moral choices and social issues, but only to some extent.
When I think of the word moral choices, I think of problems like drugs and alcohol brought on by peer pressure. Social issues to me is defined as issues affecting our world today. One example of this is the war in Iraq.
It would help if part of a teacher's job was to educate students on the right beliefs but I also feel that some of the learning should be found out on their own. Teachers can tell a student that drugs are bad, but I don't think the child will learn the full extent of "bad" until they do it and are overcome with a truckload of its negative effects. I think that it is important that teachers educate students on what the school believes is good and bad but the student is the one who the decision is ultimately going to be up to.
I also believe that it is beneficial that students lean about current social issues. For example, the war in Iraq is not a popular subject between teenagers but if schools supported education on it, we can keep our youth aware of current issues. As an American citizen, I think that I should be responsible for knowing currest world issues. Although the war may not directly affect you, educating yourself will make you a better citizen. If, in schools, we were taught that sort of knowledge, I feel that it would be a better prep for the real world than quizzes and tests.
Lastly, I believe that schools should educate their students on moral and public issues that concern them, to benefit the students. This would better prepare the students for the real world than any other textbook could.