In school you learn your rightful place in the world. Socially, it is a practice ground for adult life. If nothing from a book ever makes it from the pages to your brain....you are learning about you and where you stand...in life.
2007-03-06 12:28:57
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answered by MSW X2 2
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The goal of school (primary/secondary) should be to provide a basic education--not job skills or other "practical" training. The reason isn't abstract--its very relevant. So-called practical skills are best learned whenthey are built on a solid educational foundation. Here's a real-life example. A friend of mine has such an deucation--and found she needed to learn typing, computer skills, etc--material that in a "practical" curriculum in high school covers two years of work. But she had that solid foundation--and taught herself--in about six weeks. There's no magic there--just doing the right things in the right oreder.
But there is another reason for a curriculum that stresses math, language/writing skills, history/civics, and science. It teaches you how to reason and think--and that is NOT (as people seem to think) automatic--it is a learned skill. That's what the seemingly "irrelevant" material you are talking about teaches--and so far, no one has ever found a better way to do it--nor are they likely to--all those things are basic thinking skills at heart--which is the whole point.
And in the long run, that--the ability and skill in thinking--is tehe only skill that matters. Those who can do that end up the leaders--and if they need some other skill, it is then easily acquired.
Unfortunately, most of today's schools are short-changing students, both at the basic levels and in college--by spending far too much time on being "practical"--and thus crippling their students.
2007-03-06 10:20:54
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answered by Anonymous
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The facts that you learn in any situation, may go completely out of date by the time you learn them. A particular subject might not have anything to do with what you eventually do in life. This is far less important than the basic knowledge that you gain from formal education:
1. Learning to read and write helps you to interact with the rest of the world on an entirely different level.
2 Learning to do research helps to to find out what you want to know without having to depend on someone elses veracity or goodwill.
3. Learning to manipulate figures and concepts helps you to figure out if you are getting ripped off or treated fairly.
4 Learning about history helps you to recognize trends and benifit from our anscestor's mistakes and accomplishments.
What you learn isn't nearly as important as the fact that you are "Learning HOW to learn." Education is just a benchmark that you are led up to. Your goal in life is to go just a little bit farther and then show others the way by setting your own benchmark.
It never hurts to actively pursue courses that are relevent to you, and it is really helpful to ask teachers to explain how this affects you in the real world (if you are polite, most teachers will not object to your asking) but the brain is just like the rest of you. The more you do with it, the more it can eventually do. Stretch it, use it, and try to fill it up. Nobody has been able to yet, but if we even get close, it will expand to meet the new demand.
2007-03-06 06:36:46
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answered by MUDD 7
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School teaches you how to learn. What you learn may or may not help you in your adult life, but knowing how to learn will help you a lot. Education is never a bad thing, even if you do not think it serves a practical purpose. Human beings have a fundamental need to learn and grow and quit worrying about how what you have to learn is going to be used later in life. Enjoy being young, take advantage of free schooling to learn as much as you can and in 50 years you can worry about whether or not what you learned was actually useful.
2007-03-06 05:56:28
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answered by go avs! 4
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It helps with the whole learning process. Even if you don't use a subject it still helps to be educated. You don't have to have a college degree to make big money but you do need to be able to retain information and you need to be able to socialize with people from all walks of life. School helps you in those ways. You may never need to know why x + 5 but learning the formula gets your mind ready to learn new exciting things throughout your life.
2007-03-06 05:47:18
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answered by truly_insightful 4
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School is vital it helps you build network. Network help you find a job. A job keeps you paid....... But man let face it 80% of what you need at your work will be learn from the job, not school. Why do you think Bill Gate and His crew drop out of school.
Yeap believe it or not, Check out Forbes.com and take alook at the world richest people. Most of them are drop out. Drop out but risk taker.
Listen man if you don't have the balls to be what you want to be. Stay in school, so you can build you network.
But my popular saying is: if you are not a risk taker, you will always be a follower. Peace out
Rogue.
2007-03-06 05:52:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Schooling is good but what all is taught in school is not really required. Too much stuff is thrust into ones mind. Some segregation of the stuff should be there. Rather whole system of education needs overhauling.
2007-03-06 06:03:24
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answered by Anonymous
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The major things like reading and math is taken on to adulthood. But mostly other stuff is not needed. I guess the school want a well rounded person so they teach as much of everything that they can.
2007-03-07 12:55:43
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answered by Mary 5
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yes , schooling is important a lot of the classes that I took has help to mold me into the person that I am today because i am well spoken I have achieve a lot in my short life but your also right in a way because some of the things I learn I never use
2007-03-06 05:47:33
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answered by cute as a button 4
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Clueless
2007-03-06 06:22:17
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answered by Anonymous
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