There’s no denying the imperative nature of education and the manner in which education shapes young people. The quality of a child’s education can, and often does, impact how they spend their adult years, the availability of different opportunities, and the decisions they choose to make.
Unfortunately, the education system still has a considerable ways to go before they reach the point of truly setting young people up for success. This is especially true of high schools.
Far too often, high school curriculums neglect to imbue young people with real-world skills. Instead, they opt to teach the Pythagorean Theorem; this is a rather useless bit of information which 99.99999% of adults will never need in the real world.
Teachers know this, as does the rest of the world.
What Should High Schools Really Be Teaching Kids?
Aside from the basics of English, reading, science, writing, civics, and math, high schools should be teaching young people about the following skills:
- Homeownership/renting
- Budgeting/money management
- Filing taxes
- Choosing a career path
The list could go on and on, but quite frankly, the above skills would be an excellent starting point. High school is supposed to prepare children for the real world; thus far, it’s failed to meet this mark for quite some time.
