Students should be allowed to set their own rules.

Students should be allowed to set their own rules. After all, a class is run by its own students and a school is organized by its own student body, although still being overseen by the teachers. A few years back, my friend had a form teacher who had little care about the class’s happenings and what the class wanted to do. He was one of those teachers who wanted the students to be independent and take responsibility of everything they did. Being an enthusiastic chap, my friend signed up to be the class monitor so as to be in charge of his class’s happening and the setting of his class’s rules. Although these rules were still monitored closely by the form teacher himself, it was the students in the class that made their own rules. Making one’s own rules would mean that one would have to take responsibility if there should be any flaws in it. Rules are usually generally and for a mass amount of people, so people who are setting their own rules should not only think for themselves, but others too. Of course I am not saying that all students should be given the opportunity to set their own rules, but if this opportunity is rightly given to students with a mature thinking and attitude, it would prove to be a good thing.

In this modern world where the “youths or today are the leaders of tomorrow”, students should be allowed to set their own rules so as to put their leadership skills to practice. Students also have a different mindset than last time. Now, they want to be in charge instead of just going with the flow. Therefore, there is a need to adapt to these changes so as to provide a healthy growth for the youths. Some may argue that students, being the naïve and rash youths that they are, are incapable of making “adult” decisions that cater for their whole class or even school; not just themselves. However, wouldn’t it be better if students screwed up and make the bad decisions now rather than when they are adults? Being students, they are in a conducive environment to let their maturity grow, with support from their parents and teachers. Thus, they can still learn from their mistakes, as it would not cost them much. Adults who face the prospect of making “bad decisions” will worry and fret, as they would have no one else to turn to. After all, their pride is on the line if they screw up. Furthermore, youths and the elderly are the ones who are supposed to be dependent on them. Therefore, my training students to set their own rules now, it would be a walk in the park for them to do this the next time round. Furthermore, it is one’s own schools, so by right, its rules should be set by students themselves. Simply put, students have to be allowed to set their own rules so as to be better prepared in the future. If not now, when?

 Again, people will still worry about who these students, who are being allowed to set their own rules, are. Readers are assured that only supposed mature students, such as the prefects or councilors of the school, should be given this opportunity. This way, the staff of a school can rely on these students to set the correct rules. On the other hand, these prefects or councilors are still students. This way, the staff will understand the common need for students and set their own rules therewith. With their maturity and understanding, they can make far better rules than the staff. Therefore, there is nothing to lose as these prefects/councilors can be counted on by everyone to set the correct rule, without being biased. In conclusion, students, who have deemed their right, should be allowed to set their rules.

As rules can be seen as a way a student lives his or her life, these rules should accommodate the students. Students will also feel the need to follow rules since it is their own rules. This might be because the rules appeal to the students and/or are what the students want. As a student, rules always seem to bind me from doing what I really want to. Although I realize now that these are the same rules that stop me from doing the wrong things, they still have a certain guideline for me to follow. Therefore, rules can be seen as a double-edged sword; it may either make or break someone. Thus, the task of just allowing students to set their own rules may make students realize how important they are to the student body and will start acting like adults since they want to be treated as one.

Lastly, by letting students set their own rules, what do adults have to lose? As said earlier, students would have to learn to take responsibility of what their rules are. In conclusion, students whom are mature enough should be allowed to set their own rules as it would train them to take charge in the future.