19. Should school attendance be mandatory? In your answer, be sure to explore what the function of education is, and what our nation would look like if the masses were less educated. 

I do not believe school attendance should be mandatory. School attendance is already mandatory and some students do not go anyways, so why should it be mandatory ? It is true that if school attendance would not be mandatory, many students would not attend, but that just gives more chance for the students who do want a good education to thrive. Education helps young kids become something important in society when they become adults. Our nation would not be as developed as it is right now if many people were less educated, but the people who do want an education, receive the sufficient amount they need because they are devoted to having a great life.