Why do we have to go to high school if we dont use the stuff we learn in high school in college?

Answer 1

Don't think of it so much as learning facts because facts change. Instead you learn how to assimilate facts and analyze them. At its best high school teaches you a more complex analysis skill than junior high, which teaches you more complex ideas than elementary schools, etc. Undergrad teaches you more complex analysis, and grad school takes all that education and makes you not only wish you were dead, but be able to write 300 pages on why you wish you were dead.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what gave you that idea.

You do use the stuff you learn in high school to succeed in college. Every basic subject you take in high school is required as a general requirement at the college level in some way or another. Writing, reading, math, science. A graduate education in any subject requires at least the capacity to write. Engineering and health sciences require, well, math and science.

A better question would be "Why do we have to go to high school when public education is doing such a poor job anyway?"

Answer 3

High school is all about preparation for college, whether it's mentally, physically, socially, etc. It's not just about what goes on in the classroom. You may not use some of the stuff from your Biology or Chemistry classes in college if you're majoring in English or business management in college, but you WILL need to learn to read, write, and manage your time in high school because in college, all that stuff is taken for granted. If you're majoring in something math and science related, you better know your algebra, geometry, calculus, etc.

But outside of the classroom, you'll have to learn to deal with people who are different from you, manage your time when you're home, all that stuff. It's a tougher transition to go from grade/middle school to college.