why do we need to learn unnecessary things in high school?

Question

why do we need to learn whats a a subject in a sentence is? do we classify the sentence that we will formulate at work? why do we need to learn the elements? do we say "please pass the hydrogen oxide near the sodium chloride?" why do we need to learn how to find the missing number in the problem x+1=2? do we need to find unknown numbers when we are at work? why do we need to study geography? do we talk about our history during work when we are at our lunch break? why do we need to take a class about foreign language don't we suppose to already know how to speak the international language (English).

Answer 1

You need to learn what makes a proper sentence so that when you write, whether it be a college paper or a business letter, you will come off looking like you actually know what you're talking about. I once worked for someone who obviously didn't pay attention to grammar in school...and I was always having to go through his things to make sure he didn't send out letters without my proofing and editing them first - they were absolutely atrocious. Seriously, my 5th grader could write a more coherent letter.

You need to learn the elements so that you have some sort of idea of what is going on in your home, with your medication, in your car, etc. When you need to do home repairs (unless you want to pay a bundle for every little thing), you'll need to know how various metals and gases in your appliances and home structures will react to motion, temperature change, and proximity to other elements. Case in point...in the house that we moved from, the previous owners didn't pay attention to this when they chose bolts to install a ceiling fan. They chose the wrong sort of bolt (too soft of a metal, made for a different purpose, but cheaper) and the fan eventually fell out of the ceiling, nearly landing on my child.

You need to know how to find variables and other higher math concepts for many reasons. First of all, it teaches you thought processes that allow you to reason out solutions to problems, even those not related to math.. It also allows you to quickly make calculations that will help you in everything from figuring out your budget to buying supplies for any sort of a project. It has many other purposes as well.

You need to study history and geography so that you don't open your mouth and sound like Paris Hilton. Good grief - the world is getting smaller by the minute. Things are happening all over the world that affect us in so many ways - economically, militarily, and in use of products like gasoline, other types of fuel, construction materials, appliances, clothing, transportation, food, etc. If you don't even know where things are happening, or what led up to them, how are you going to understand what is happening and why?

You need to learn a foreign language because Americans are some of the most culturally illiterate people on the face of the planet. (I'm American, I can say that. I'm also functional in five languages, and I teach two of them.) Even people who live in a completely oral cultures - reading has no place in their daily lives - are often fluent in at least 2-3 languages, often more. The world does not revolve around us. In Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, students often learn anywhere from 3-7 languages or more by the time they graduate high school. Many of them grow up speaking several languages and move back and forth between them quite comfortably. I agree that if people are going to live in America they should speak English - it is our nation's language - but that doesn't mean that everyone in the world needs to speak it. English isn't the international language, and if we're going to compete in an international marketplace, we'd better get our heads out of the sand and get with the game. (Plus, in learning a language, you also learn the culture...which will hopefully cause you to realize that America is not the center of all happenings on earth.)

Those are just some of the reasons why you need to learn what you do in high school...there are many more. The thing about high school is, it's your last step before you enter society as a functioning adult. It's a bigger step than it seems - it doesn't just mean freedom, it means responsibility. There are many things you need to know to take on that responsibility, even if they don't matter much to you now. That's why your education is decided and taught by adults - we've been there, we know the value of it, and it's our job to train you to be a responsible adult even if you don't see the point of it right now.

Answer 2

I agree to some extent and yet don't agree. One of the reasons for learning that is so that you are prepared if you do go on to college, but secondly, your mind is a muscle like any other and learning these things is exercise for that muscle.
I personally think sports should not be in school since that also is unnecessary to live in the world today. So it becomes a matter of who thinks what is necessary.
One thing that may help you with those things though, go to a health food store and get some DMAE. It is a natural substance with no side effects but you will find that it will help your concentration and memory to the point those things will be easier for you.

Answer 3

To help you get on to harder subjects throughout school and maybe even college, if we decide to go to college.
And as always, what if you get to go on a game show? That's where these things really come in. lol. And if you don't, well then if anyone just comes up to you on the street and asks you something like this, you'll be able to tell them the right answer. Of course that may never happen, so then we're just learning unuseful stuff in school.

Answer 4

Well it shows that you are capable of learning various subjects which is required to test whether you can handle learning a certain uni course in the future.

Answer 5

i agree, it's like teach us how to survive in the real world!!



but i guess some stuff is useful depending on your career, but i mean who's going to have a job that deals with alllllllll of those subjects, right?