The general argument made by Susan Engel in her work, Joy: A Subject Schools Lack, is that Schools disallow for the creativity of students. More specifically, Engel argues that School is joyless. She writes, “Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things.” In this passage, Engel is suggesting that Schools do not focus enough on letting students enjoy the things they are laerning. In conclusion, Engel’s belief is that learning should be fun.
In my view, Engel is right, because school has always been about teaching subjects we need instead of ones we want. More specifically, I believe that schools leave joy out. For example, Hedden never made an effort to make students enjoy multiplication, but rather just made us move as fast as possible. Therefore, I conclude that we are being taught things without an enjoyment of it being taken into consideration.
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