Explain English Comp. please.

Mark Twain wrote:The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

Longshot wrote:Good intentions, bad execution. They are of value but they don't teach you why. Students end up seeing the tree instead of the forest.

You should understand economics and government. One day you will be ***** and moaning about it after watching some news without actually knowing what they mean. You might vote, you might not. But if you do without said knowledge, you will be an irresponsible voter and perpetuate shi*ty government. If you're a citizen, it is your civic duty to understand, be informed and exercise your rights. The converse of freedom is responsibility. Without the latter YOU end up turning the society I live in into crap. So please, even if your school sucks in teaching you stuff, don't be ignorant. The topics are important.

That being said, I feel for you. The education system is flawed. They teach you garbage in the guise of higher education. Most of the time systems are taught over substance so you have no idea its implications.

Also, on a side note, schools should teach: taxes (why, how to, who actually pays, and WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T), property ownership/rental, how to apply for jobs/career management, how relationships work (economically and legally), and apprenticeships.

De-stigmatize not going to college and teach the differences and benefits of going to a 4yr school, the military, community college, straight into workforce, technical schools, etc.

Teach basic values. Don't be a prick.

Longshot wrote:Good intentions, bad execution. They are of value but they don't teach you why. Students end up seeing the tree instead of the forest.

You should understand economics and government. One day you will be ***** and moaning about it after watching some news without actually knowing what they mean. You might vote, you might not. But if you do without said knowledge, you will be an irresponsible voter and perpetuate shi*ty government. If you're a citizen, it is your civic duty to understand, be informed and exercise your rights. The converse of freedom is responsibility. Without the latter YOU end up turning the society I live in into crap. So please, even if your school sucks in teaching you stuff, don't be ignorant. The topics are important.

That being said, I feel for you. The education system is flawed. They teach you garbage in the guise of higher education. Most of the time systems are taught over substance so you have no idea its implications.

Also, on a side note, schools should teach: taxes (why, how to, who actually pays, and WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T), property ownership/rental, how to apply for jobs/career management, how relationships work (economically and legally), and apprenticeships.

De-stigmatize not going to college and teach the differences and benefits of going to a 4yr school, the military, community college, straight into workforce, technical schools, etc.

Teach basic values. Don't be a prick.

EeAyEss wrote:In fact, why not make it mandatory to have home economics, economics, Common Sense, Critical Thinking, and government classes mandatory?

Longshot wrote:Also, on a side note, schools should teach: taxes (why, how to, who actually pays, and WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T), property ownership/rental, how to apply for jobs/career management, how relationships work (economically and legally), and apprenticeships.

De-stigmatize not going to college and teach the differences and benefits of going to a 4yr school, the military, community college, straight into workforce, technical schools, etc.

EeAyEss wrote:You said, "don't be a prick." Why did you say that? Are you pointing that statement at me?

EeAyEss wrote:Common sense and critical thinking classes are mandatory in highschool? Really. I want proof, Reece.

WandererReece wrote:

EeAyEss wrote:Common sense and critical thinking classes are mandatory in highschool? Really. I want proof, Reece.

They don't have their own seperate class, but common sense is tought in every class LOL. Look at economics. That class is almost nothing but common sense.

Critical thinking is taught in about every class that requires you to use your brain. Why do you think they ask questions about events and ask you how it could've ended diffrently?

EeAyEss wrote:Common sense and critical thinking classes are mandatory in highschool? Really. I want proof, Reece.

EeAyEss wrote:I understand that English is important, but I've completed my grammar lessons. All the English class is now is background on the various types of novels that were in existence throughout history and their authors. I'll admit, you can cipher information about our culture from various novels of eras long gone, but I already have a course in Sociology and Psychology to figure out why some people are just plain stupid.

Forum Pirate wrote:I don't think anyone was saying reading is pointless. I love reading. I read all the time.

That said, I see no point to such classes for most of the population. They don't teach anything relevant to understanding the language, at least the versions I took in high school, but instead focus on meaningless trivia. (eg moby **** was experimental.)

Try teaching vocabulary at a rate of more than 1 word per day, and focus more heavily on grammar and comprehension, and I suspect the general population would benefit far more than they do being taught that mark twain was a remarkable author. They might even figure it out themselves, having been taught the knowledge to understand his books.

Forum Pirate wrote:I'm not sure where you're from, but they didn't do that in my school. I taught myself. Never once did any class except japanese and 9th grade chemistry (I suspect because the teacher was good) require any real degree of thought on my part. I have put more effort into my pokemon team than it took me to get through highschool.

Spurgun wrote:So when we could be learning more, they tell us to sit down and stair at the desk for half an hour.