Did High School train you properly for the future?

Answer 1

Yes. I studied hard in HS. Teachers can only give you information - only you can learn from it. You get what you give. If you put no effort in to learning than I'm sure you will graduate with as little knowledge as when you went in.

Answer 2

In a lot of ways, yes but not in the educational sense. What helped me most was participating in school sports and that taught me how to think competitively and that to win, you have to try harder than everyone else to get there. Same holds true in life, you have to be competitive and have that attitude inside. You may not always succeed, but at least it gives you a shot and teaches you how to deal with pressure and failure and pick yourself back up.

High school education really focuses on training you to be academically "smart" but not really to think smart. Academically, I learned everything a kid should learn from high school but I really had no understanding of how it applied in everyday life. If you read, write, follow directions, pay attention, and do your homework then you can do OK in high school. Even without super grades I got by that way and somehow jumped into a real university and left with a degree and diploma.

But there's one very important thing that high school doesn't train you for... Living life. High school prepares you for college life but that doesn't prepare you for real life when you finally get out. It's almost like you have no idea what to do next because for most of your life you've been taught how to operate within a school system, not the world in general. I spend a lot of time afterward learning about life the hard way and going through some tough times, but that drive that helped me get through those times was taught in high school (just not in a classroom) so I guess I can say yeah. :)

Answer 3

Of course not. I've learned more from one of my closest friends in 2 years than I did in High School. More in both intellectual matters and social matters.

I've also taught myself a ton of things since High School and will always do so...

A lot of what is taught in high school just seems worthless. And what isn't considered worthless usually seems to fall into the "brainwashing" category. "One must do this to do this" or "There is no other way of doing this or achieving that, except for this way". It seems that one isn't really taught how to actually think or process the so-called information that is taught in hs.

Answer 4

Hell no! High school is a joke! Besides learning the basics (which aren't hard to teach/learn), most high schools do nothing to teach you societal standards. Hell, most high schools don't even teach you how to balance a check book. I would say that is pretty important! I would say that is more important than...
"Let y vary directly with x, with a constant of variation k = 3. Graph the equation of variation."
I mean seriously...is that kind of **** really relevant to even 1% of real life situations?

Answer 5

Yeah, my first year of college as an Engineering student was like repeating High School! I barely made any effort and still got a 4.0!

Answer 6

No, but I think it's the parents job to train you for life. It is just the school's responsibility to make sure that you can at least read and write.

Answer 7

im in high school and i can say it has. my school is for the health profession. junior year they let students get on hand experience and give them the formal uniform, the classes have beds from hospitals and the latest equipment. senior year you get to work paid in real hospitals (i heard u can earn up to a thousand in the year ) . one week you go to school , the other you go to the hospital as an assitant with your professer ( who is most likely a registered nurse/doctor ). also my school is the only one in nyc where you can graduate with the official nursing license, you can work as a nurse to save up money and move on in college to progress in your health career.

lol i wanna study business though, even though the school is allll health, they offer business. and i also get to work and then go to school one week ( working is practically school cus ur still learning ) they have contacts with american express among other companies , with any luck i will be working their by senior year

( im a junior )

Answer 8

I am still waiting for the future opportunity to use my "BASIC" computer programming skills. I just know it will come in handy some day. ei.....
10 print "Karl Rules"
20 goto 10
run ENTER!!! and enjoy

Answer 9

Nope

Answer 10

It trained me well for college but personal experiences prepared me better for life.