Did School teach you enough?

[Katrina]

I was listening to a radio show this morning and the DJs were discussing a parent whose child was in 12th grade (high school) and wanted to drop out and become an internet influencer instead. They asked for callers to give their opinion on the matter.

One young person sided with the teenager who wanted to drop out asking, "What did school ever teach us that we use today?"

I immediately wanted to call in, but did not and say that in my last year of high school, I learned about economy and the government. From what I see these days, not a lot of younger people know much about the US Constitution and how the government operates.

How about you, do you think you learned enough in high school to make it worthwhile?

 

[MrDawn]

One young person sided with the teenager who wanted to drop out asking, "What did school ever teach us that we use today?"

No. Not really. The school in my home town focused more on Algebra and mathematics more than it did anything else. I have never EVER found a job that required me to use any of the math that they forced us to take.

I learned quite a bit in history class. It was very short on every subject that we took and it felt more like the teacher and the text book was giving us the short version of what happened and as a result it was a super easy class to sit through.

I immediately wanted to call in, but did not and say that in my last year of high school, I learned about economy and the government. From what I see these days, not a lot of younger people know much about the US Constitution and how the government operates.

American government on the other hand was not fun to take because it was based strongly on politics that half of us didn't understand and most of ended up having to retake the class under a different teacher who had to dumb it down for us. The class was super hard. I ended up having to retake the class with a different teacher.

 

[Katrina]

No. Not really. The school in my home town focused more on Algebra and mathematics more than it did anything else. I have never EVER found a job that required me to use any of the math that they forced us to take.

I learned quite a bit in history class. It was very short on every subject that we took and it felt more like the teacher and the text book was giving us the short version of what happened and as a result it was a super easy class to sit through.

American government on the other hand was not fun to take because it was based strongly on politics that half of us didn't understand and most of ended up having to retake the class under a different teacher who had to dumb it down for us. The class was super hard. I ended up having to retake the class with a different teacher.

Really? Do you do any grocery shopping? Do you compare to see whether 4 for $5 is better than another type of sale for a product? That's math 😀 My teachers actually used those types of real life scenarios to show us how some of the things they taught us were important.

 

[MrDawn]

Really? Do you do any grocery shopping? Do you compare to see whether 4 for $5 is better than another type of sale for a product? That's math 😀 My teachers actually used those types of real life scenarios to show us how some of the things they taught us were important.

Well, yeah I can do basic math like addition and subtraction. I just can't do advance algebra or geometry.

 

[Katrina]

Well, yeah I can do basic math like addition and subtraction. I just can't do advance algebra or geometry.

I learned those plus trig and I don't use trig, but I do use algebra sometimes...as for geometry, oh yeah, especially in home maintenance.

 

[Shortie_]

I have always questioned what we learned in school and how much of it I actually use now.

A lot of what I learned I never use now and things that were never taught in school I find are something I have had to be taught by say my parents or I have had to learn myself. Things such as how to to taxes is one thing that comes to mind that you are never taught but I feel should be something you are taught.

 

[Ravenfreak]

Honestly I feel like the school system could have taught us more about finances when we were in high school in my area. It would have really helped me out once I was an adult and had to pay taxes. It should have been part of our curriculum. So I don't feel like my school taught me enough.

 

[Black Angel]

I am an American, so laughably, no, I was not taught enough in school. I mean we aren't exactly batting a 1000 as a country when it comes to education (or in many other metrics that matter) so that is pretty much par for the course.

But fortunately for me, I am an American, so that means I have the freedom to learn outside of school, and that is exactly what I have done.

I have committed my life to learning as much as I can before I die.. and as such, I have learned a lot more about life and the world I live in, outside of school, than I did in it.

 

[zappaDPJ]

I learned at a very early age that school was something to be avoided, especially the Catholic school I was sent to. Thankfully I was expelled at the age of 13 and never looked back.

 

[Demon_skeith]

Never enough and always seem to teach stuff that is repetitive. Though internet influencer is a tough thing to break into, plus I don't think it is something that last forever.

 

[Cam]

Once I got to high school, school felt pretty redundant. I was re-learning things I had learned in middle school. College was much more beneficial to me, especially in terms of being prepared to be an adult.

High school really doesn’t teach you anything to prepare you for the real world. Should have learned about finances. Mortgages, car loans, taxes, student loans, etc.

 

[The Raven92]

No they don't. They lack open minded teaching. You are forced to study like a parrot. Best grades go to those with good memory. There are only few subjects where you can say openly what you think. Also, they school doesn't teach you anything about real life and what will happen when you are full of age.

 

[Page]

not really.

 

[Varlot]

I feel pretty content with what I learned in school. Only thing, really, I wish we had more of is how to deal with practical day-to-day personal economics.