Political Ideals’ influences on Schools

Political Ideals’ influences on Schools

Political Ideals’ influences on Schools

The political ideals used to run a country are often implemented on students and staff in the school system. In the school system there are ideals from democracy, socialism and liberalism that are being used on students to run a school efficiently and effectively.
Some form of democracy is found in schools which leads with choices in the student’s paths. For example we have the right to vote for student council. In a democratic state the population votes for the people to represent them in government. Furthermore, the council we elect does not stay in power for every but they get voted on every year and in the government level the citizens have the right to vote every 5 years for a new government. Even though, we elected student council they have limited power and have to perform tasks, as government has limited power by the Constitution. Although, democracy grants students freedom and choices, socialism also plays a big role in a school environment.
The ideals from socialisms are used quite often to run the school system. Students in school use the school's property such as textbooks and share them with other students due to that we share the school supplies equally. In a country where socialism ideals are followed, there is a focus on equal sharing of nation's wealth with all citizens, but you can own your own property. Following the ideals, we are allowed to own our own supplies such as pencils and pens, meaning we have the right to own our own property without any restrictions. In addition, most of the school is run by the staff members while some parts are run by students such as student council or clubs and after school activities. In a socialist state, government (staff members) run some of not all parts of the economy, while capitalism still exists (student council, clubs ran by students etc.). The ideals borrowed from socialism help students participate in leadership and allow basic right to own something...

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