We hardly use things in our day to day life like biology, or calculus, or trigonometry.

The fact that any of those are still taught is bordering on parody.

Yes but learning those skills trains methods of thinking

Those are of no use in a high school.

We need to train citizens.

There isn't always a 1:1 ratio of usability in the real world to things you learn

We need to make our education more usable though is what I mean.

Base knowledge of the core fields of mathematics is necessary

There is just an unbelievable swamp of useless shit in our schools that could be replaced with things that could actually help these kids land on their feet after the fact.

Algebra is incredibly useful, as is basic geometry. I wouldn’t be opposed to either of those. But I think everything else ought to be reserved for post-secondary education.

my school offers a cte program where you can learn a trade. That starts at 11th grade though if we could do that starting at 9th grade that would be great

It should teach things like Cooking, mechanics, carpentry, but JROTC should be mandatory to an extent

Small engine repair, welding, finance, all of these things can help to run a household.

I had to take two semesters of art. Absolute garbage.

And in some cases help to prevent crippling debt that the modern youth faces.

@Deleted User CTE is a great thing

that should be in all schools

mines really underdeveloped though

I was retarded and didnt do it though

the teachers didnt really have a plan for any of the CTE classes so we talked in most of them

Now I have zero clue what to do for a career <:blackpill:402367968362758144>

Im not even in JROTC but I had to do it in the CTE cycle

damn is your education shitty in general or is it just the cte?

and think it should be mandatory

its all shitty

I don't mean it as a replacement, but as a viable option for people who would be inclined but feel pressured into getting a 4 year @(((The George Borjas)))

but the cte specifically has no money

or no plans

that sucks, I dont know anything about education though. Why is education so trash in the US

For example, in welding, they made you weld once and then you talked for the rest of the time you were in there until it cycled to a new class

It wasnt taken seriously

My issue is with socially demanding every child goes to college

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this

College feels like high school where you have irregular schedules and live away from home

as if a college degree in anything is worth something

Im pretty sure its in Finland where you decide in high school if you want to be a worker or go into a professional college needing job

instead of just saying "you HAVE to go to college"

Vocational schools should be encouraged more

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Finland

i think realistic careers should be encouraged more in general