Controversial topics and events have arisen since the dawn of time. When these topics emerge, develop and are discussed, the ideal opportunity arises for people to formulate, support and develop their opinions based on their current knowledge, values, beliefs and morals. There are always people who tend to express their opinions louder and more obnoxiously than is necessary or appropriate; Conversely, there are also people who develop their own opinions and feel just as passionate as loud people but who don't know how to go about expressing their opinions and therefore remain ignored. In the middle of this spectrum are people who either fail to develop their own opinions, are too indolent, don't care enough, or don't want to be drawn into and engaged in the situation and therefore choose to remain neutral . . There are mistakes in these three choices because none of them managed to express their opinions correctly. Fortunately, there is an alternative to these three types of people: those who have strong opinions and firm beliefs, but who know how to express themselves properly. They draw on their personal experiences to establish and support their opinions, and they express these beliefs so as not to impose them on people, but to make a statement. A perfect example of this characteristic can be found in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Lee uses his own childhood experiences to bring the audience's attention to many controversial topics and, through skillful storytelling, describe his position on these topics. An important topic that Lee subtly but effectively addresses is the ineffective and counterproductive state of public education and the importance of learning in a single moment, even if it wasn't. most popular opinion of his time. Works Cited Gatto, John Taylor. “Against School: How Public Education Paralyzes Our Children and Why.” Harper's Magazine, September 2003. Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. Ney York, New York: Warner Books Inc., 1960.Moore, Dr. Raymond. “Don’t Ignore Grandma: An Essay for School Administrators.” Moore Report International January/February 1995. The Heritage Foundation. “Primary Sources: John Dewey and the Progressive Conception of Liberty.” 1908. The Heritage Foundation. Ed. Heritage Foundation First Principles Series. .Warde, WF “The Educational Theories of John Dewey”. International Socialist Review 21.1 (1960).