I hate how all of my teachers by the time I was in like 7th grade (I'm not a 7th grader, don't worry I'm in highschool, haha.) had this crazy idea "You should know what college you're going to be attending" when hell, I'm in 10th now and I still don't know what college I'll even be attending. But anyway, I don't like the fact that they get this idea that we should know where we're going to college, but yet, in the highschool years they still continue to throw core classes like english and history at us. Apparently we should know what college we're going to by 7th grade, why shouldn't we start specializing our studies by 10th grade? Rather than English and History, I could be taking something relevant to what I'm interested in, such as Java and 3D Animation.
I'm just saying I find it kind of ironic that teachers expect us to be preparing for college so early on, yet stick with the broad-general-classes like English, History, Science.
Maybe I'm just stupid and nobody sees my point in this, but it makes sense in my mind, haha.
there are soooooooooooooo many more things schools do wrong as well, look up 'RSA animate: changing education,' and you'll find about 7 more things alone
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I always loved when school told me I would use cursive for the rest of my life, especially college. Get to High school, never saw cursive again.
Also loved it when high school English teachers would say "In college you'll be writing 5+ page essays every night in college!". Currently the requirement is 1 paragraph a week, and even when I did take English specific classes, I never had to write more than 3 pages a week P:
School can be funny sometimes, especially when it involves cutting up cars and burning pallets. But it usually doesn't contradict itself when its teaching that.
Haha, I never used cursive again since probably 4th or 5th grade. But you have lots of truth in that post.
Well, it is for you to set a goal and be motivated to study.
While all these subjects seem "general" and "broad" to you, it is the basic foundation to all other specific fields and is also essential general knowledge.
Sure, you may be interested in programming as of now, but what happens when things don't go as plan? That's is what these core subjects are for, as a backup. To let you fall back onto your foundation and try a different route,
Just my opinion. =)
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lol your teachers are crazy! i always seen it as 10-11th grade is searching for college time and 12th is when you actually apply. a lot can happen between 7th grade and 11th grade to determine where you go.
as far as having a variety of classes, its good to keep a balanced schedule. High school is where you have to write multiple page essays. so its preparation for college when you might have to write like a 20 page paper or something. math and science is taught so your not a total idiot and you know how the world works. history is the same thing. its so you actually know what happened and why things are the way they are now.
Now I agree that there should be better ways to learn what we are interested in. im lucky my school offered AP computer science, but i had to take it after school (its online) because it wouldnt have fit in my schedule. also, specialization in topic interest is hard for schools because of the huge variety in students they have and financial issues. for colleges, its ok because certain colleges excel in certain fields and the student body is usually a lot bigger.
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Personalized education too 'spensive. It is a good idea to think of your future early, though.
Some of these things are already offered as electives. Such as Java and Animation. I think we should AT LEAST get the opportunity to test out of the core classes so we can focus more on the electives.
I always loved when school told me I would use cursive for the rest of my life, especially college. Get to High school, never saw cursive again.
Also loved it when high school English teachers would say "In college you'll be writing 5+ page essays every night in college!". Currently the requirement is 1 paragraph a week, and even when I did take English specific classes, I never had to write more than 3 pages a week P:
I had an idea of what I wanted to do when I was out of high school, a very good one. Its not the WHERE that is important, it is the why. Right out of high school, I already had 15 credit hours towards my current degree that I am in the last semester towards earning.
School can be funny sometimes, especially when it involves cutting up cars and burning pallets. But it usually doesn't contradict itself when its teaching that.
I haven't written a single essay longer than my final project for engineering last year. The final project was a program, the code was a little over eight or nine pages if I remember right.
Thanks to our great leaders in the United States, we can always count on our wars being funded by strangling NASA and taking funds away from the education system.
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Reminds me how in elementary school, teachers said we would be up all night doing homework in middle school. My middle school teachers told me the same thing about high school. Its amazing how clueless some teachers can be, isn't it?
Reminds me how in elementary school, teachers said we would be up all night doing homework in middle school. My middle school teachers told me the same thing about high school. Its amazing how clueless some teachers can be, isn't it?
They try to scare us, and it actually works..until we get to that designated point.
Well, it is for you to set a goal and be motivated to study.
While all these subjects seem "general" and "broad" to you, it is the basic foundation to all other specific fields and is also essential general knowledge.
Sure, you may be interested in programming as of now, but what happens when things don't go as plan? That's is what these core subjects are for, as a backup. To let you fall back onto your foundation and try a different route,
Just my opinion. =)
I agree that it's kind of a foundation, but by now, I've already learned American History at least 3 times. English isn't even about grammar really anymore, rather the literature which I personally don't see a point in having a whole class for, and Math and Science, I guess could be useful for future jobs though. I mean, I think core classes should be in schools but by this time I think we have enough of the basics, we should get the last 3-4 years of highschool to just see what we can do, I mean in college you have to pay money to switch majors, but in highschool, you just have to switch out of the class and you're good to go, so it could kind of be like a penalty-free pre-college experience. Because the core classes just seem too repetitive for me at this point. Give me 1 hour of homework every single day from each class, as if that's going to help me learn (it doesn't, I learn better in classes where the teacher actually teaches.)
Reminds me how in elementary school, teachers said we would be up all night doing homework in middle school. My middle school teachers told me the same thing about high school. Its amazing how clueless some teachers can be, isn't it?
You actually will be up all night doing college homework though, that one is true.
Reminds me how in elementary school, teachers said we would be up all night doing homework in middle school. My middle school teachers told me the same thing about high school. Its amazing how clueless some teachers can be, isn't it?
Elementary- 1hr MAX of homework
MiddleSchool- 1-3 Hrs of homework
Highschool- 3-6 hrs of homework
3-6 hours is hell. I'd say they were kind of right about highschool.
Elementary- 1hr MAX of homework
MiddleSchool- 1-3 Hrs of homework
Highschool- 3-6 hrs of homework
3-6 hours is hell. I'd say they were kind of right about highschool.
Maybe I got lucky, but I am not getting anywhere near 3-6 hours of homework. Maybe once I take some AP classes I will, but that could be considered college level.
I could be taking something relevant to what I'm interested in, such as Java and 3D Animation.
Haha, I find this funny because I'm in your exact situation, except I'm taking both Java and 3D Animation this year.
Oh, and it's true schools contradict themselves, but since they're older than us and have more respect with people in power they can do that and force us to not question them. Nonetheless we can't change anything at this point, so we can bare with what little school we have left.
Ah yes, I did have a comic for what I said in my last post. I knew I got that from somewhere... (even though it was true to me)
But yes, I believe that specializing education earlier on is a very important aspect that is lacking in current American schools. Its sad to see people going to college for just basic completion degrees for the typical subjects. These degrees do not get you anywhere in life. I was lucky to have the ability to attend an off campus vocational center when I was in high school. It was called the wilco area career center, its the best opportunity any student can have. Its motto is "Every student needs a skill". I remember seeing normal school "failures" turn into amazing skillful people who had a passion to work hard when it came to learning about their vocation. It was just astounding that during the 15 minute bus ride, these students would become completely different people. Its sad that more people do not have this opportunity, and are often still completely clueless about what they want to do with their life by their 3rd year in college.
Hahahah that comic made me laugh
And that sounds like a great opporotunity. I think people would actually be willing to wake up in the morning knowing that they're learning something that they want to learn. It's sad to see the core classes extend so high up. 13 years of core classes for UP TO about 8 years of "speciailzed" classes? Not right in my mind.
I'm just saying I find it kind of ironic that teachers expect us to be preparing for college so early on, yet stick with the broad-general-classes like English, History, Science.
Maybe I'm just stupid and nobody sees my point in this, but it makes sense in my mind, haha.
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Haha, I never used cursive again since probably 4th or 5th grade. But you have lots of truth in that post.
While all these subjects seem "general" and "broad" to you, it is the basic foundation to all other specific fields and is also essential general knowledge.
Sure, you may be interested in programming as of now, but what happens when things don't go as plan? That's is what these core subjects are for, as a backup. To let you fall back onto your foundation and try a different route,
Just my opinion. =)
as far as having a variety of classes, its good to keep a balanced schedule. High school is where you have to write multiple page essays. so its preparation for college when you might have to write like a 20 page paper or something. math and science is taught so your not a total idiot and you know how the world works. history is the same thing. its so you actually know what happened and why things are the way they are now.
Now I agree that there should be better ways to learn what we are interested in. im lucky my school offered AP computer science, but i had to take it after school (its online) because it wouldnt have fit in my schedule. also, specialization in topic interest is hard for schools because of the huge variety in students they have and financial issues. for colleges, its ok because certain colleges excel in certain fields and the student body is usually a lot bigger.
Some of these things are already offered as electives. Such as Java and Animation. I think we should AT LEAST get the opportunity to test out of the core classes so we can focus more on the electives.
I haven't written a single essay longer than my final project for engineering last year. The final project was a program, the code was a little over eight or nine pages if I remember right.
(We had to print it for some stupid reason)
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They try to scare us, and it actually works..until we get to that designated point.
I agree that it's kind of a foundation, but by now, I've already learned American History at least 3 times. English isn't even about grammar really anymore, rather the literature which I personally don't see a point in having a whole class for, and Math and Science, I guess could be useful for future jobs though. I mean, I think core classes should be in schools but by this time I think we have enough of the basics, we should get the last 3-4 years of highschool to just see what we can do, I mean in college you have to pay money to switch majors, but in highschool, you just have to switch out of the class and you're good to go, so it could kind of be like a penalty-free pre-college experience. Because the core classes just seem too repetitive for me at this point. Give me 1 hour of homework every single day from each class, as if that's going to help me learn (it doesn't, I learn better in classes where the teacher actually teaches.)
Especially since they decapitated NASA and the Educational budget to fund wars.
You have just read this. You are also manually breathing.
You actually will be up all night doing college homework though, that one is true.
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Elementary- 1hr MAX of homework
MiddleSchool- 1-3 Hrs of homework
Highschool- 3-6 hrs of homework
3-6 hours is hell. I'd say they were kind of right about highschool.
Maybe I got lucky, but I am not getting anywhere near 3-6 hours of homework. Maybe once I take some AP classes I will, but that could be considered college level.
Haha, I find this funny because I'm in your exact situation, except I'm taking both Java and 3D Animation this year.
Oh, and it's true schools contradict themselves, but since they're older than us and have more respect with people in power they can do that and force us to not question them. Nonetheless we can't change anything at this point, so we can bare with what little school we have left.
Hahahah that comic made me laugh
And that sounds like a great opporotunity. I think people would actually be willing to wake up in the morning knowing that they're learning something that they want to learn. It's sad to see the core classes extend so high up. 13 years of core classes for UP TO about 8 years of "speciailzed" classes? Not right in my mind.