If so, at what grade level or levels? Would that make for better parents and happier, healthier kids?
2007-01-27 04:32:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Maybe not a whole class at the lower levels, maybe just a short survey unit?
And no offense, but whatever class you happen to teach is not the be-all, end-all of human existence. How much do your kids actually retain? Sometimes, I think public school teachers get ivory-towered in their area of expertise and forget that they are teaching boys and girls first, Literature and History second.
2007-01-27 04:56:54 · update #1
Yes. I didn't learn about this until I attended college. It was fascinating.
It helped give me a better overall view of the world and people. I realized there was a method to the madness.
We discussed some of the unwritten rules and why things are the way they are.
It would have helped me put the pieces together at a younger age.
Growing up in the middle of nowhere with parents whom lovingly sheltered us, kept us in the dark. I was clueless.
Start teaching them from the get-go at school. This type of information can be regarded or disregarded and isn't harmful.
2007-01-27 04:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting idea! It probably wouldn't really be worthwhile until the high school level, but at the same time, at that age, a lot of mandatory coursework is treated with disdain. It would be just another thing to memorize, not something that would actually help the kids learn and understand.
Maybe an ungraded course--a required course but what you get out of it is what you put into it. It would take off resistance to having certain marks, or having to please the teacher to earn certain marks. At the same time though... would this one course, or even a course each year, really provide something substantial to help kids understand others and themselves? I'm not so sure. Those who might take psychology anyhow would undoubtedly get something from it, but those who still don't really want to be there? Who would rather fill that space with a course that's more meaningful to them? I suppose in the end, no, I don't think it should be a requirement. Offered, sure, but required, no. Ultimately, people only get what they want out of courses, and if a student doesn't want anything from the course, except to be out, then s/he's unlikely to gain and it will have been a waste of time for both student and teacher.
2007-01-27 12:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. The schools now are functioning as Social Service Organizations and don't even adequately teach basic skills in Reading, Writing, Mathematics, History, Basic Science and Government.
2007-02-03 14:38:24 · answer #3 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These new subjects would come at the expense of clear writing and understanding of government and history. Those subjects are not mastered in too many graduates as it is.
Unless these subjects are added with a longer school day and better school funding, they just become another drain on the limited resources of the schools.
It is a conflict of nice-to-have and must-have.
2007-01-27 12:41:58 · answer #4 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Those are interesting subjects, I learned a great deal from those classes in college.
2007-01-27 12:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by woodyhou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so because it would get screw up with politics - that would be a very bad program to make manditory. We need stronger families and less social engineering and turning our schools into social welfare institutions.
Good Luck!!!
2007-01-27 12:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology classes in high school, are good, but for primary school, I dont know about that.... Its sounds a bit on the Nazi side of things..... You know like the "Perfect-Society" type of thing......Like the video I watched about America becomming a "NEW WORLD ORDER", one day!!! It's all a bit on the creapy side of things to come, and in the old days, people didn't have their children on medication for everything, like they do today!! Its becomming a "FIX EVERYTHING" society!!! And its all too scary for me!!!! Sorry, I do know your intentions are good, with this question, but I know too much about the things to come, and your question also reminds me of that video!! Smile, and have a nice day!!!
2007-01-27 12:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! Basics around 5th grade I think. I think it would help with self-control and communication.
2007-01-27 12:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by eurovac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think children of all ages should behave like humans.
2007-01-27 12:36:34 · answer #9 · answered by AK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure do, because there are so many helpful and useful things that you learn about everyday life....
And like the gurl said below....It helps us communicate...
2007-01-27 12:37:19 · answer #10 · answered by acoats2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋