Whiteboy97 wrote Most students are raised different and don't understand how much a education is truly worth. I know my education has helped me in life with everything I do. I took every class and actually graduated with more credits than I even needed.
In real life I use stuff most people don't know. I power lifted and used supplements in high school so when I was in chemistry I would pick my teachers brain apart and ask her what was in my iPod because they only show formulas and not specific names. I took culinary classes just for fun to better my cooking skills. I used photography classes to better my photo taking on a daily basis. The core classes just help you have a better understanding on history. For example education is also needed because I have heard people who live in America that if you asked them when Thomas Jefferson died and give them dates and times you can get them to answer before the year 1776. Every American should know what important document was signed in 1776.

I see what you mean, but in all honesty it does not matter if you know who Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin are. You can go your whole life without knowing who they are and you wont be affected. I guess that high schools could have U.S. history mandatory for a single credit(Two semesters or one year), but that is it. Unless you are planning to become a historian, then you don't need to learn about other countries history unless you want to.

AR15 wrote I already posted an opinion on a similar topic, so I will give the same answer here.

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AR15 wrote Core classes are needed. You need to understand the basics in core classes to be able to understand higher level thinking in next level classes. Good idea though.

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Please explain how i need to understand chemistry, Calculus, etc to write a program, design a website, work on car's, clean a gun, etc. These are all things that you would not need to take those classes to do. If you want to be a gun smith, car mechanic, or a programmer, then these classes are useless. Yes a "broad" understanding of a specific class would be okay and sometimes helpful, for example if you need to make a program that has to do with chemistry, then it would be helpful. But you don't need to waste years of your life learning things that will not help you. A chemistry class lasts a year at my school(i assume that it is the same for others), that is too much, we should only have a few weeks knowledge of each class that will not beneifit us, that way we have a BASIC understanding of the subject

Struggler wrote I feel high schools make you take all these classes to see if you are interested in one subject over another, eventually when you go to college you have to pick a major. So for example you may not like bio or chemistry but another student understands the concepts very well and may want to pursue a career in that type of field. As for the people who don't care about school don't worry about them wish them luck when it comes to finding a job that pays a good salary

So just because some one like's a class, everyone one else should take it? No, their should a be a "path" for students who are trying to find what interests them. And there should be a "path" for students who already know what they want to do. By path, i mean that there should be certain classes that a student will take. For example if you don't know what you want to do, then you take a variety of classes so that you can find what you want to do. If you know what you want to do, then you should have classes that are specific to what you want to do.

zkax wrote That being said, many careers involving health need the background of said sciences. That background knowledge can even be used later in life if somebody changes their mind about the career they want.

If you plan to choose a career in the health field, then you should take classes that are specific to that field. If you want to be a car mechanic then you should take classes that are specific to that job. You should not have to take all sorts of advanced classes if all you want to do is be a chef. Yes, you might change your mind. So i suggest that you should have a basic understanding of each class. Maybe a 3-4 week long class of each subject so that you get a basic understanding of each subject, then you choose classes that tailor to what you want to do.

I agree with this %100. Problem is, I don't need really any classes except 2 for the career I want to go into.

I'm currently in my second semester of senior year. Believe it or not, those "useless" classes matter to you some how. I always dreaded those required classes that had absolutely nothing to do with my plan after school, but were necessary in order to graduate. I was more or less renting out my soul for 14 weeks at a time, and in return I was able to cross off one more mandatory course.

After cashing in my credits for that shiny, new diploma, I realized that those useless classes werent so useless anymore. In fact, at my job, I use the skills and techniques I learned from those courses on a regular basis.

M8A7 wrote I'm currently in my second semester of senior year. Believe it or not, those "useless" classes matter to you some how. I always dreaded those required classes that had absolutely nothing to do with my plan after school, but were necessary in order to graduate. I was more or less renting out my soul for 14 weeks at a time, and in return I was able to cross off one more mandatory course.

After cashing in my credits for that shiny, new diploma, I realized that those useless classes werent so useless anymore. In fact, at my job, I use the skills and techniques I learned from those courses on a regular basis.

Please explain what your jobs are and how your classes help you. I know numerous people who can say that what they learned, does not help them. In fact, my English II teacher said that the classes that she took(excluding English obviously) were useless.

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M8A7 wrote I'm currently in my second semester of senior year. Believe it or not, those "useless" classes matter to you some how. I always dreaded those required classes that had absolutely nothing to do with my plan after school, but were necessary in order to graduate. I was more or less renting out my soul for 14 weeks at a time, and in return I was able to cross off one more mandatory course.

After cashing in my credits for that shiny, new diploma, I realized that those useless classes werent so useless anymore. In fact, at my job, I use the skills and techniques I learned from those courses on a regular basis.

Please explain what your jobs are and how your classes help you. I know numerous people who can say that what they learned, does not help them. In fact, my English II teacher said that the classes that she took(excluding English obviously) were useless.

Let's go down the list.
Remember silly english classes? I've improved on my writing of papers to sound more professional. I use that skill EVERY DAY, as I send numerous email to various places.
Those math classes you had to take? Oh yeah, you need those. Me, I use math almost every day. yes, even algebra. I mostly use the math calculus, as I need to address the fact that if one object is changing at a specific rate, how fast the other one would.
History? History classes I'm stuck. Who even uses history?

That's because History blows as a whole.

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Continuous wrote

M8A7 wrote I'm currently in my second semester of senior year. Believe it or not, those "useless" classes matter to you some how. I always dreaded those required classes that had absolutely nothing to do with my plan after school, but were necessary in order to graduate. I was more or less renting out my soul for 14 weeks at a time, and in return I was able to cross off one more mandatory course.

After cashing in my credits for that shiny, new diploma, I realized that those useless classes werent so useless anymore. In fact, at my job, I use the skills and techniques I learned from those courses on a regular basis.

Please explain what your jobs are and how your classes help you. I know numerous people who can say that what they learned, does not help them. In fact, my English II teacher said that the classes that she took(excluding English obviously) were useless.

Let's go down the list.
Remember silly english classes? I've improved on my writing of papers to sound more professional. I use that skill EVERY DAY, as I send numerous email to various places.
Those math classes you had to take? Oh yeah, you need those. Me, I use math almost every day. yes, even algebra. I mostly use the math calculus, as I need to address the fact that if one object is changing at a specific rate, how fast the other one would.
History? History classes I'm stuck. Who even uses history?

I don't ever recall saying that english was a usless class? But math is specific to your job. What ever job you have, you might need math, but someone like a bodyguard or a chef will most likely never use those classes.