This is a serious question ... what is your true opinion about English class?

Question

Ok is there really a bout to High School English Class... it is really nothing compared to a Science or Math. I mean who really cares how you feel about an answer which doesn't really matter. Like if I read a poem... well why is it necessary... like think about it... there is not definite answer to an English question. But with Math and science it is direct. So what do you all think???? Down with ENglish hahaha... ok that is a bit of an exaggeration...

gggeeeeeezzzz I was just curious, you don't have to attack me

Answer 1

I always hated English when I was in school and never had a grade higher than a C+. Now people at work come to me so I can edit their work. I think it is important to take English as well as your Math and Science classes.

Answer 2

I'm not surprised that you hate your English class. Your English is atrocious. You disparage what you can't comprehend.

By the way, there ARE wrong answers. I hate sitting through literature classes filled with barely literate pinheads who think any interpretation of a text is correct. A poem has a specific meaning. Bad students are the ones who say, "I don't know what it means but I like this poem because it makes me FEEL a certain way." The task of the student is to discover the author's intended meaning. You must understand the literal and connotative meanings of the words in the poem, as well as the context of the text in terms of literary and cultural history. Only then can you form opinions which have any merit at all.

Answer 3

English was my best, and favorite class--all through school. For two years I homeschooled two of my children--and made English their favorite as well.

What I didn't like was reading Shakespeare. Not that I have anything against his work--it's that plays are meant to be seen performed, not read.

I did poorly in math and foreign language--and so did most of my children. I adore the social sciences, and writing--but will never get that math.

You can certainly get wrong answers in English--grammar tests, spelling tests, poor sentence structure, and all. Also, sometimes you are required to take a test on a book that was assigned reading. It's not easy for everyone. One of my children passed all his other classes with A grades, and got an F in English.

English is quite helpful in certain careers. Nurses, policemen, social workers, social service staff, and certainly secretaries have to know how to construct sentences and paragraphs.

Answer 4

I have to disagree with you...There is a point to english class, because proper speaking and proper writing are essential in succeeding in life...When you get a real job, and I don't mean flipping burgers, you will need to be able to properly express yourself, you will need to be well spoken when trying to make your point in front of your boss or other executives that may be around you. As for math, well you aren't going to be talking math to someone, all your math work will be done either old school (on paper) or on computers and using calculators...Science, well unless you work in a field that requires science, then I guess that could be important in its own way. But I honestly think that English class, whether in high school or college is an important class.

Answer 5

I think English class the way it is now needs to be an open class. Over the years it's morphed into literature from grammar and phonetics, abeit Language Arts. There should be no right or wrong answer as long as it's related to the subject. It's all about how you perceive the message explained in the text. English class should be more like a survey of your right brained versus left brained skills to see if you are creative, and can used deductive reasoning.
Infact I think in English Class there should be more like open discussions no desks and sofas, hammocks, bean bag chairs, lamps, carpet, reclining chairs with sunshine out in the garden. You know a relaxed environment where you can achieve nirvana and feel free to express oneself.

Answer 6

I agree that it may be a pain in the butt, but English class is about more then just poems. It teaches you spelling and grammer. It is also a different side to our history.
Poems and stories have always been a part of everyday life. If you really think about it, you tell stories all day. Stories about what you did last night, who said what, the latest gossip. They just show you some of the greatest stories told in English class.

Answer 7

Well, the type of English you're talking about is where you have free thought about why something "is"...this makes the student think about potential outcomes to problem...it helps you reason or think clearer.

Teachers hope to make a thinker out of you which WILL help in math and science.

Whoever comes up with a cure for AIDS will definately have strong background in English. One to document their findings properly. Another reason, is the thought process learned in english...breaking problems down mentally and considering all avenues for discovery.

rock on!

Answer 8

Yeah, I hated my English class in high school, and I was in Honors English. I was the only student who wrote a five page essay about why we SHOULDN"T be forced to read the long, drawn out, boring novel, MOBY DICK.
I got an A on the essay.So I don't really know if that helped prove my point or not.

Answer 9

I have to disagree. English was always one of my favorites, because there are NO right answers, especially when it comes to literature... everything is your own interpretation and up for debate, so that made it interesting to me. I loved to read a story and get something completely different from it than what my friends got. Kept things interesting.

Answer 10

I liked most of my high school English clases except Sophomore because that was taught by the football coach and he barely spoke English, let alone able to teach it.