This essay is about Prayer in Schools. It covers the two controvercial sides of public schools vs. private schools.

"Is not a prayer a study of truth, a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something." This quote, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, ( Webster, pg. 182), illustrates that people can learn from prayer. People may be able to learn from prayer, but is it right to enforce prayer in schools? Prayer in schools has become a very controversial subject. This topic has two basic sides, people who are …

…students wish to take time before or after school to pray, they may do so. It is just a matter of respecting a person's space for a few moments. Schools cannot endorse religion to children, in public schools, and so public prayers during assemblies, football games, or graduations are unconstitutional. The only way a teacher can have an influence on a child is through teaching a good example of truth, respect for others, and patients.