what do you think school should teach children?

Answer 1

To learn how to learn for life. All children need life skills to forward their abilities in communication and responsibility. This is needed in any future career or relationships. Yes the academic side is crutial, but when some children just 'dont get it', some things are more important. All children should ENJOY school and take part in things that they can succeed in, otherwise they would just get bored, switch off and maybe cause problems for themselves. Creative teaching is the way to go! X

Answer 2

whatever the board of education tells them to.
children will learn whatever is reinforced at home.
the real education starts at home, school is just an extension
of his education. don´t blame the school or the system if your child stays behind or get failing grades. school can solve the ¨what to so and so teach¨ and ¨how to teach so and so ¨ . It is the ¨why you should be taught so and so¨ that worries me, because it is the parents´ responsibility to make SURE he or she is being planted the seeds of good study habits. once the seeds are reaping fruit, everything he or she is being taught will be up to some point very easy.

Answer 3

Right now, I'm in the 7th grade and they have the following subjects for us: Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies (sometimes called social science, same thing) Language Arts, and here are the specials: Gym, Art, Music, and Executive Functioning. The last one, my friends and I call E.F. for short, is just like an organizing class. You get rid of stray papers, set some goals for the week, organize what you're going to do once you get home so you finish your homework in a good amount of time, stuff like that. If you ask me, I think that we should have all those classes, and another one called Life. In "life" class, we should talk about real world stuff, like current events, how to deal with problems like your parents just getting divorced or how to cope with a death, all the stuff that we will encounter sooner or later in our lives. Sure, IQ is important, but knowing how to control your tear glands at a funeral and after the funeral are also important.

Answer 4

What most everyone else said (reading, writing, etc) but I really think schools should start teaching money management and credit management courses. I cannot believe all these college kids who manage to rack up thousands in credit card debt and then seem confused when their credit is ruined. Maybe if they'd were taught more about finances early on, BEFORE the credit card companies start sending them preapproved Visas, they'd not squirrel up their credit so badly in college.

Answer 5

Critical thinking and social skills are what are needed in the work force. Schools should focus more on these skills when designing and implementing curricular. And spelling. And grammar. Answers is a perfect example of how we're failing our children in these areas. :)

Answer 6

I belong to a voluntary organinsation whos aim is to provide children with effective communication skills for life. I believe that schools should include speaking and listening in the curriculum. The resources that we provide set a foundation for effective communication and the children love it!!

Answer 7

The basics but in an in-depth manner. Rather than many subjects with limited exposure, teach limited subjects (reading, language arts, math, science, social studies) with in-depth exposure.

Answer 8

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Heavy imphasis on all of it. Most of the dummies the schools put out today can't make change without the cash register tell them how much to give and then they have trouble figuring out how many quarters, nickles and pennies make up that amount....duh! .

Answer 9

How to think.
How to gather facts
How to put those facts in their proper relationship to one another.
How to solve problems
How to appreciate and understand the world around them, and what's going on in the world.
How to use the tools to accomplish all of the above:
Reading
Retaining what they've read
Writing, Speaking, Language skills (Communicating)
Math..... Solving problems
How to work for someone (having a boss)
How to work productively
How to establish goals and plans of action to achieve those goals
How to earn money
How to save money
How to invest money
How to manage money
How to avoid making the mistakes that we learn from history
How to acquire vocational skills (plumbing, electrical, carpentry etc)

Answer 10

Hopefully, whatever subject an instructor teaches, the teacher will instill a love of learning in his/her students.