Classes that should be taught in high school. Rating Options

[manny-the-dino]

I was going to put this in School but since it turned into a debate in my English class, I figured it would turn into one here as well.


My professor brought this up yesterday. He sent us some articles to read. One here & the other here. Those of you in high school, what do you think they should be teaching you? And those of you who are out of high school, what do you wish they taught you? A lot of people said finance for sure. And anything credit related as well. Social skills also came up. With texting & all that, some kids don't even know how to form complete sentences anymore. Some guy in my class said that he thinks our parents should be teach us these things instead of schools. I dk. I was going to say some other things but they slipped my mind :(



So, DEBATE!


Oh wait, here's a list of possibilites:

• Credit
• Finance
• Environmental
• Compositing
• Relationships
• Parenting
• CPR
• Meditation
• Social class
• How to read financial terminology / contracts

[karmakiller]

Language courses that are offered depends a lot on the school, at my school you could take French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Japanese, or Latin.

From the sensei topic in the school forum:

How to manage their money. When I was in high school there were so many kids that were clueless about credit card interest, writing things off on taxes, filing taxes, and even balancing a check book.

I also think there should be a basic mechanic class. When I was in high school it was all boys that would take those classes, but those classes went in depth. They need a basic class that teaches kids how to change their oil, fix pipes around the house, etc. I know it sounds laughable, but I know a lot of clueless people.