Originally Posted by
SmallBowl
"Young people's opinions don't matter because they don't know why theyre learning what they're learning"
"Your opinion doesn't matter because you know the reason behind what you're learning"
Care to explain?
The weigh was on the ongoing nature of your sentence. You are still in High School, therefore it's impossible for you to see what is and what isn't necessary for you to learn. Also, you have no idea why you are learning stuff, you are learning because it is expected of you. And that is fine, learn everything and you'll have a wide array of options ahead of you. But none of you guys could ever have an educated opinion on what is needed/unneeded in the curriculum.
Let me tell you something I've learned since I've left HS: 90% of it is bullshit, but the usable 10% is different for everybody. They are making you learn everything because if they let you choose which 10% you'd like to learn, your brain wouldn't be fit for learning actual in-depth material later on. You may think you are good at maths/physics/whatever, but that whole HS material you were so good at will be 2 pages in a 200-page textbook (not exaggerating) if you go down any path of higher education. It's also a great place in life to get an idea of what you actually like doing. Choosing a major which you don't like/aren't very good at will be wasted time. Even if you finish, you won't be worth a damn compared to those who excel at it.
If I had a say in changing what they teach you, I'd just double the material in size so you'd be better prepared for Uni. If you aren't going to go to Uni, it doesn't matter what you do in HS.
Last edited by ynvaser; Jul 18, 2015 at 11:42 PM.