"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 …showed first 75 words of 2205 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2205 total…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.