By: Leanne Christensen
In my experience, high school does not adequately prepare students for college or for life outside of the academic world.
High school tends to primarily focused on getting students to pass tests and complete assignments. Instead of teaching students students to value learning and the information provided to them in a school setting, they are taught that having something to turn in to the teacher is more important than spending time learning and understanding the material. Because of this, students become experts in finding shortcuts rather than absorbing information. Students will copy each other's work, copy answers out of the back of the book, look up answers from internet sources, and even buy/sell answers from other classmates or online companies.
A system like this is severely flawed if the intention is to teach children information and educate them on the selected curriculum subjects. In addition to this, there are classes that could directly benefit people's lives that are noticeably absent from most high schools. Classes instructing students on how to pay and file taxes, how to write professional resumes and interview well for jobs, how to build interest, how to manage your credit, and other real world applications would be great additions to popular curriculums.
High school tends to primarily focused on getting students to pass tests and complete assignments. Instead of teaching students students to value learning and the information provided to them in a school setting, they are taught that having something to turn in to the teacher is more important than spending time learning and understanding the material. Because of this, students become experts in finding shortcuts rather than absorbing information. Students will copy each other's work, copy answers out of the back of the book, look up answers from internet sources, and even buy/sell answers from other classmates or online companies.
A system like this is severely flawed if the intention is to teach children information and educate them on the selected curriculum subjects. In addition to this, there are classes that could directly benefit people's lives that are noticeably absent from most high schools. Classes instructing students on how to pay and file taxes, how to write professional resumes and interview well for jobs, how to build interest, how to manage your credit, and other real world applications would be great additions to popular curriculums.