The Right of a Students Language

Samantha Moniello
Professor Young
English 1100
9/23/16

Do students have a right to speak their mind? I think the answer to this question is a yes. If students cannot express how they feel in their writing, they are not being themselves. Students who write more freely normally have better essays and more interesting topics.  America is supposed to be the land of the FREE and "a nation proud of its diverse heritage and its cultural and racial variety will preserve its heritage of dialects"(Larson 1). Without students speaking there mind no one would ever know what someone is thinking. I personally think that it is odd how its acceptable for rappers and song writers to voice there opinion as much as they want. No matter how rasict or how vulgar, people still listen to it. I think that writing and music have a lot in common and are both used to express how people feel. If artists didn't express their feelings with expression, their songs probably wouldn't be that great and they'd be less interesting. Clearly it is evident that students should be able to speak their mind. Although, some will argue that there is an appropriate time and place to say certain things. I think that this makes sense but students should still be able to write how they want. I think also that writing is more informal. For example you're not going to go up to your teacher and tell them a story like you would to your best friend. But while in writing its not as personable because your not watching your teacher read what you wrote down. I do think that there is a time and place for students to express themselves and also a time when they should hold back. Writing should be a way to express yourself and hopefully at some point writing what you feel wont be as big of a deal as it is now.