Freewill Childhood



On my third trip to MLK Middle School, my observation tells us that the kids express their freedom greatly and make great use of their freewill power. On a big image of the entire students who attend the afterschool program, they do not seem to have this determinist belief that they are like slaves who are forced to go to school and have no word on it; instead, they are free willed in doing their activities at the same time socializing with friends; the topic of being free is exercised by willingly doing their work, following instructions, entertaining themselves throughout the day, and knowing the restrictions they have with or against them. The students adapt to an independent style and assimilate and integrate into working with themselves in knowing their inter-personality as well. As a result of the great amount of freedom the kids exercise, more kids adopt a liberal and autonomous behavior and attitude which makes being around the kids better. In the 18th century, a lot of people were not free, and did not have enough governing power to resist being enslaved or killed which has been changed through our history like our civil rights that all people have. Now, our culture has become stronger by granting more freedom through laws and punishing those who break them; in contrast, kids have this reward more open to them and manage to execute freedom to their benefit. In the near future, kids will exercise being free more and make historical movements like our civil rights or constitution more significant than it is acknowledged.