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Classes that should be taught in high school.
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manny-the-dino
post Feb 6 2009, 11:52 PM
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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 :(



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brooklyneast05
post Feb 7 2009, 05:42 PM
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i took a class that was a "trial" class and it was called something like "building wealth" or something. we learned about everything from how to balance a check book, to how the stock market works, to having people who work at banks come and talk to us about credit and things like that.

i think everyone should have a class like that, and they need to make sure it's "hands on" in a sense. they should have real businessmen and women come and talk about stuff. they should have to balance an actual check book. also when we learned about the stock market we played a stock market simulation thing, where you would actually get a designated amount and invest in companies of your choice on this site online. then we had to keep up with it through out the whole semester, selling and buying as we saw fit and keeping up with the actual stock market to make our decisions off of.



 
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post Feb 7 2009, 06:07 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 7 2009, 05:42 PM) *
also when we learned about the stock market we played a stock market simulation thing, where you would actually get a designated amount and invest in companies of your choice on this site online. then we had to keep up with it through out the whole semester, selling and buying as we saw fit and keeping up with the actual stock market to make our decisions off of.

I lost so much money the day the PS3 came out. Sony's stock just plummeted...

not actual money of course.

I had a few seperate classes that kind of added up to what you mentioned. We had a business class, most of the first semester was balancing finances. Our school has an economics class thats mandatory. If you want there is also an accounting class.
 
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post Feb 7 2009, 06:14 PM
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QUOTE(shanaynay @ Feb 7 2009, 07:07 PM) *
I lost so much money the day the PS3 came out. Sony's stock just plummeted...

not actual money of course.

I had a few seperate classes that kind of added up to what you mentioned. We had a business class, most of the first semester was balancing finances. Our school has an economics class thats mandatory. If you want there is also an accounting class.


yeah i was invested in apple, and then they did some update of some kind and my money sky rocketed. i was like f*ck yeah i love the stock market. i ended up losing all that though.
 

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manny-the-dino   Classes that should be taught in high school.   Feb 6 2009, 11:52 PM
hi-C   A basic level finance or economics class, definite...   Feb 7 2009, 01:12 AM
Joannnnnne   QUOTE(hi-C @ Feb 6 2009, 10:12 PM) A...   Feb 7 2009, 04:03 AM
hypnotique   i think we need to focus on offering more vocation...   Feb 7 2009, 10:55 AM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(hi-C @ Feb 6 2009, 10:12 PM) ....   Feb 7 2009, 03:59 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   yeaaaa i def think PE should def be taught n noty ...   Feb 7 2009, 03:57 AM
WarMachine   It's imperative that seniors in high school le...   Feb 7 2009, 04:23 AM
Gigi   Definitely lower-level economics. Sometimes, duri...   Feb 7 2009, 04:32 AM
Joannnnnne   QUOTE(Gigi @ Feb 7 2009, 01:32 AM) And a ...   Feb 7 2009, 11:09 AM
Tomates   Our school has an economics class that right now m...   Feb 7 2009, 10:36 AM
shanaynay   Second languages other than french and spanish... ...   Feb 7 2009, 12:35 PM
karmakiller   Language courses that are offered depends a lot on...   Feb 7 2009, 03:18 PM
hi-C   I think when it comes to something like economics ...   Feb 7 2009, 04:34 PM
JosephCohen123   Computer class so people like me will have one cla...   Feb 7 2009, 05:21 PM
hi-C   QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 05:21 ...   Feb 7 2009, 06:09 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 02:21 ...   Feb 7 2009, 06:17 PM
shanaynay   QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 05:21 ...   Feb 7 2009, 06:53 PM
JosephCohen123   QUOTE(shanaynay @ Feb 7 2009, 05:53 PM) I...   Feb 7 2009, 09:21 PM
brooklyneast05   i took a class that was a "trial" class ...   Feb 7 2009, 05:42 PM
shanaynay   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 7 2009, 05:42 ...   Feb 7 2009, 06:07 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(shanaynay @ Feb 7 2009, 07:07 PM) I...   Feb 7 2009, 06:14 PM
dosomethin888   I think PE should be required for every one. And a...   Feb 7 2009, 05:57 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Feb 7 2009, 06:57 P...   Feb 7 2009, 05:58 PM
dosomethin888   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 7 2009, 03:58 ...   Feb 10 2009, 08:58 PM
hypnotique   QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Feb 7 2009, 04:57 P...   Feb 10 2009, 12:56 PM
9001   QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Feb 7 2009, 04:57 P...   Feb 10 2009, 01:13 PM
BOSS   QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 10 2009, 10:13 AM) No. ...   Feb 10 2009, 07:12 PM
Joannnnnne   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Feb 7 2009, ...   Feb 7 2009, 08:41 PM
shannlovin   COOKING! heh, there's no cooking class in ...   Feb 7 2009, 10:13 PM
FireButterfly   Personally, I think CPR should an important subjec...   Feb 9 2009, 07:23 PM
brooklyneast05   that should just be taught in health class rather ...   Feb 9 2009, 07:29 PM
Gigi   Yeah I was taught that in P.E. and it was mandator...   Feb 9 2009, 08:21 PM
misoshiru   QUOTE(Gigi @ Feb 9 2009, 08:21 PM) Yeah I...   Feb 11 2009, 10:54 AM
BOSS   Art. I refuse to debate this since there is no goo...   Feb 9 2009, 09:09 PM
brooklyneast05   we used marketwatch i think. it was fun.   Feb 10 2009, 01:08 PM
Joannnnnne   ^ And that's why you are the way you are.   Feb 10 2009, 01:21 PM
brooklyneast05   damn bitches in P.E. were always too good to try a...   Feb 10 2009, 01:24 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   o yea girls would never wanna do P.E jus stand off...   Feb 10 2009, 01:27 PM
YukkaPukka   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Feb 6 2009, ...   Feb 10 2009, 03:37 PM
paperplane   What? You wouldn't just be able to be "uh...   Feb 10 2009, 10:43 PM
brooklyneast05   lol yeah i don't think schools should teach ho...   Feb 10 2009, 10:47 PM
hi-C   I don't know if this has been mentioned so far...   Feb 10 2009, 10:56 PM
paperplane   I really can't think of a way it could be done...   Feb 10 2009, 11:03 PM
BOSS   QUOTE(paperplane @ Feb 10 2009, 08:03 PM)...   Feb 11 2009, 02:12 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 11 2009, 01:12 AM) Yes y...   Feb 11 2009, 09:55 AM
paperplane   QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 11 2009, 02:12 AM) Yes y...   Feb 11 2009, 10:59 AM
BOSS   QUOTE(paperplane @ Feb 11 2009, 07:59 AM)...   Feb 11 2009, 04:47 PM
turnupthevolume   Relationships, CPR, and social class are really go...   Mar 3 2009, 07:33 PM
karmakiller   QUOTE(turnupthevolume @ Mar 3 2009, 06:33...   Mar 3 2009, 07:36 PM
smash   i second that.   Mar 3 2009, 07:44 PM
shanaynay   QUOTE(smash @ Mar 3 2009, 07:44 PM) i sec...   Mar 3 2009, 07:53 PM
Uronacid   How about classes that shouldn't be taught in ...   Mar 4 2009, 08:33 PM
BOSS   QUOTE(Uronacid @ Mar 4 2009, 06:33 PM) Ho...   Mar 28 2009, 05:57 PM
simx   I agree with the finance/econ class. Probably one...   Mar 27 2009, 11:40 PM
brooklyneast05   ^lol people can go on and on all they want about ...   Mar 28 2009, 07:12 PM
karmakiller   Not teaching sex ed in school won't make paren...   Mar 28 2009, 08:10 PM
Pooonani   Home ec. would be helpful. I can't cook for sh...   Mar 28 2009, 09:11 PM
IWontRapeYou   I think there should be more computer classes that...   Mar 28 2009, 09:14 PM
YukkaPukka   I have web design, java, and a whole bunch of othe...   Mar 28 2009, 09:15 PM
IWontRapeYou   We just have a Advanced Apps for the Mac or whatev...   Mar 28 2009, 09:18 PM


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