color, hair color, or any physical features, even being handicapped. It is the right of the individual to seek an education, as long as the individual is fully capable financially and mentally. Let say ‘Melissa,’ a fictional fourteen-year-old African-American girl, wants to attend Hinsdale Central. A fairly good school, if I do say so myself, for a student to attend preceding college, as I have. Let’s say Hinsdale Central refuses to let Melissa attend their school for various reasons, such as her skin color. It’s Melissa’s constitutional right to contest this decision by the fact that the school denied her admittance based on her skin color, which is discrimination. However, the school does not have to admit Melissa, even though she is completely qualified. The individual does not have the right to an education, but rather has the right to seek and education. The individual can only have a right to an education if the school offering the education refuses them based on physical features. What about obligations, is an education one of them? Education can be an obligation in a personal way, but education is certainly not an obligation to receive in the general aspect. If a person feels obligated about their education, they are most likely not going to be motivated. Motivation comes from the parents, the teachers, and the inner-self, not from obligations. Something as small as a simple compliment from a teacher can do a world of wonders for a student’s motivation. If the student feels obligated by anyone or anything, the performance of the student may pay the consequences as a result. When a student is obligated and unmotivated, they are then even harder to get to and teach. This happens because the student may feel as if what is being taught has no importance or any benefits. When the student is motivated and doesn’t feel obligated, his performance clearly displays such an attit...
