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Synthesis Essay: Printed Books Should Be Mandatory In Public Schools

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Nathan Aguas

Mrs. Fay Honors English

April 21, 2023

American students may face enforcement when it comes to education. The government believes that providing specific content to every school can create a “leveled” educational experience. Although it is typically assumed that certain texts should be mandatory in the US educational catalog to promote a sense of equality, certain content should be altered if it’s discovered that it can provide benefit for both students and teachers in specific locations. With a mandatory curriculum, students and teachers may not achieve full potential. “Teachers have to make their own decisions” (Source C) Claims Micheal Greer, “They can’t trust anthologies to answer students’ questions, or misconceptions …show more content…

“In the world of electronic writing, there will be no texts everyone must read.” (Source F) apprehending that a simplified text of a much more complex one can be taught from a more efficient and much more understandable perspective. Printed books and text can be extremely painful to teach and explain, so with the introduction of technology, teaching will be much easier. “The idea of the great, inescapable book belongs to the age of print that is now passing.” Along with choosing to teach electronically, the content to teach must obviously be acknowledged. With Source B public schools and private schools are compared with the common books they introduce to their students. Of course, some texts are different, meaning that private schools and public schools both may have their own preferences for both students and teachers when it comes to literature. There are some similarities but with the differences, it is presumed that they benefit differently from each other. Which is completely acceptable. Content was specifically selected because educators thought it would be advantageous and more efficient. Thus making education and teaching much more

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