I for one didn't learn too much from school since I learn by doing and repeating the actions school was really just a big pain since all my teachers thought I was stupid.
School in the U.S. is literally memorize this section of a book/notes and then hope you remember it through the test. Once the test is done then you basically forget it until you get to finals where you have to memorize it all again.
That's not how I measure it, I use practical knowledge. Being able to name the capital of every state or how many watermelons it would take to sink a battleship is of no use in daily life. Now being able to repair something or figure out how much fence you need for a yard is different.
Schools should group classes into ability, age, and learning style. It'd be so much easier for all of us and they should change the memorize-two-chapters-take-test-and-forget-it-all style of teaching and use something we'll actually be able to do something with.
Practical skills like repairing electronics, building things. What's the purpose of being able to solve math problems if you have no use for the skill, so teach the skills the math and sciences are needed for, like calculating how strong of a circuit breaker you need to protect a machine but not trip every time you turn said machine on.
We're referring to public schools garlog. Public schools are for readying students for four year college/university but often times leave those of us who aren't going to college or university out. The classes are focused on things those of us going into a trade, trade school, or straight into the work force won't ever use again.
The school I went to (public) had a great vocational program (auto repair, electronics, and woodshop) even branching out into a college program at a local community college while in high school. But sadly they did away with those programs a few years ago so the ones graduating this year only know how to solve math on paper and write a complete sentence, which is ok for filling out job applications to flip burgers at $7.75 an hour but useless for anything else.
High school is designed to give you a base of knowledge before you specialize. Some of this base knowledge is necessary for trades.
My point was that whether you going into trades or university, high school has at least some relevance. No twisting there.
Like what?
You won't use math or English in a trade school?
My point was that whether you going into trades or university, high school has at least some relevance. No twisting there.
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