9/24/07

The argument presented in the sample essay, From “ First Place: A Healing School for Homeless Children, by Marybeth Hamilton, was a strong argument. She is basically arguing that a private school would be more beneficial than a public school.
The author first went on to state how people would oppose to this school, and why. She said that some people would be opposed to a more expensive school, rather than paying nothing to go to a public school. But, the author also says that she understands why this claim would be made, and she also said that this system would help to properly educate students, and helps to reduce the costs of welfare and crime. She acknowledges the fact that First place would be dealing with children that have problems with drugs and crime, but that by placing them in this school would help get them back in line. There is also the argument of the criticism of how the school uses its’ money in social services, instead of putting the money forward towards the school itself. Another issue that she addressed is the fact that a student may not be there for very long, and that s student will receive individual attention that is needed.
Although some people would question the idea of taking students out of a regular classroom, and might cause some alienation among the students. I think that the author presents a good stated reason, which basically states that First Place is a better school suited for children with special needs. I think that her grounds are the evidence that she has provided, which is: money, students, and how the students are taken care of. I think that she provided a good opposition. I think that the way she wrote this argument appealed to her audience, which is most likely, the parents of students. I think that the claim she was trying to get across was: communities should take more actions in their school systems.