shouldn't education provide us with some basic skills?

Question

all i remember about education was the school made us take a lot of courses we were not interested in (math, english, social studies...) and everything prior to middle school was a lot of drawing
shouldn't school make it mandatory for us to take courses like survival skills (like if you're stranded on an island what can you do to survive), and courses like first aid, how to deal with hazradous situations...
instead we have to pay for these lessons in colleges where they offer it

Answer 1

well u should have went to my school...a girl stabbed a guy in the neck with a pencil...now he has learned to dodge girls with pencils...a very valuable lesson on survival...later she attacked his mother in the hallway...there was a huge knock down drag out...another life lesson on survival...dont get ur mom to fight your fights...lol...that is actually a true story but i was just kidding bout them being lessons and all...i think u are very smart...i do not believe i learned anything in school...except for excellent spelling (not while typing though...lol) and a lotta math skills..besides that i cant use any of the other usless info they gave me...i have learned no one cares who our 10th president was...no matter how cool u think he was...lol just kidding bout that part too...lol...i crack myself up!!!...not

Answer 2

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Answer 3

How often will you be stranded on an island? My school did teach first aid, it was the students that didn't take it. Most schools have a lot more to offer ...you just need to speak with your administrator and see what courses suit you. Education is ESSENTIAL!! Math, English, SS are all needed and an essential part of life. You may think you are not using these skills, but the fact that you are able to type up a question proves you do use them.

Answer 4

Public schools do not teach enough practical skills, I agree. When I was a kid they used to have Home Ed (Ek?) for the non-career girls (baking, sewing, child rearing - yeesh) and wood shop for the boys. Kids (and I use the term loosely) are thrown out into the world not knowing how to balance a check book, pay rent, apply a tourniquet, avoid a dangerous situation. My husband's niece didn't know how to test to see if a potato was cooked. One of the answers above said this stuff should be taught in the home, but it's not happening there either. Maybe we should start a private survival skill school...

Answer 5

Well - some schools do provide that stuff!! It's a new curricculum in GA!! But - I moved to NY - and they don't have that! I totaly agree - but - in college - they teach you that because you were stupid in High SChool and Middle school!

But - it's 100% true!

What is the point of Social Studies and REading and English and ARt class and Music class and Computer Class etc?

Answer 6

Unfortunately for many students, the purpose of school is to provide opportunities for learning across a broad range of fields and interests.

It's the students responsibility to learn.

As things currently stand, schools aren't funded for classes that might be somewhat practical (music, for instance), much less Survival courses (which would pose a tremendous liability risk in our current Sue-Happy climate).

Parents who believe those would be good things to know (and, honestly, Survival and First Aid make sense to me!) should be getting that knowledge and passing in it on, or arranging for it to be taught. Why should the schools have to do it?

Answer 7

Well..I graduated in 86, but I notice my kids are a lot smarter in some ways and educators have improved on teaching necessary life skills. My 8th grader is learning CSI (forensics) in Science class and I think that is awesome . Home ec isn't just baking and sewing either. It's teaching kids about real life situations , including domestic violence, racism,first aid , raising kids, teen pregnancy, and job and interviewing skills . PE ---they focus on everything..weight training , they have ab lab which teaches them to focus on core muscle groups, Pilates , aerobics. I'm quite impressed and maybe even a bit jealous ...I think my school pushed us out the door without teachind a lot of necessary things.

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Answer 9

If u weren't forced to take the "uninteresting" classes...you would be a blithering idiot! U need math! U need to learn how to speak properly! U need to about the past so that that bad things don't repeat!

"Twizz"^ college is not worthless! Atleast it wasn't for me! Would you have been able to teach me how to be an accountant? I don't think so!

Otsego ~ I learned how to balance a checkbook in my high school math class! I also learned how to fill a tax form!

Answer 10

Actually, I think the schools should teach you how to balance your checkbook, first manually then using a spreadsheet.

And how to measure for carpeting and paint. How about simple home repairs, sewing on a button.

Call it urban survival skills.