We all know that U.S. Education sucks. What if they did more to improve things? I feel that not only the teaching method lacks quite a bit, But also the classes.
Yeah.. Lets learn calculus. Because If I work at UPS the rest of my life, I'll need it. Sure!
Lets be honest, Many of us won't end up in that career of our dreams. We won't be Astronauts or firefighters. Or whatever it is you dreamed to be. Why don't they stop sugar coating shit and start teaching us things that we could use.
A Gun Safety Class.
Probably going to get a lot of crap for this... But oh well. LOL.
Lets teach everyone how to shoot a gun, and how to be safe with it! Many people who want to RESTRICT guns are also people who know nothing about them.
Doesn't seem fair, does it?
The world would be safer if people owned more guns. So Many disasters would be prevented if people had a gun. Now, I'm not saying everyone should have one on their belt. But one in their car, Or one behind glass.
Imagine a bank robbery.
A man walks in with a gun.... Everyone starts laughing, All the customers and the staff as they draw their guns. 20 against 1. He loses.
Teaching people how to be safe with guns is obviously necessary too. So accidents are less likely to happen.
This could be a whole post in it's self. But off to the next thing.
MORE Financial Classes!
I cannot stress this enough.
Many people assume I learned how to invest in school..... WRONG! I learned about investing ON MY OWN.
It was so hard to learn! I had no idea what anything meant. Google became my best friend for those days. If we want people to be better off financially we, need to EDUCATE them. Sure we have that dumb Financial "literacy" class. But who learned enough in that class?
We need to teach people budgeting, investing, saving, How to take out a loan, How to get a home. All that "adult" stuff that 18-year-olds are supposed to automatically know.
COOKING CLASSES!
I know that many of us had to take one. But we need more than that. Everyone needs to eat. Most of my generation can't cook at all. I ended up teaching myself after gaining a bunch of weight from eating Mcdonalds and Dominos everyday.
We shouldn't be just learning "simple" recipes. In my cooking class, we mostly made muffins and other basic crap. We weren't taught about the different cooking methods.And about the different oils.
Luckily there is Youtube these days, But can school actually teach you how to adult?
ART- Think for yourself classes!
Nobody is original anymore. It's annoying as hell.
Everyone spits up quotes from their favorite movie or Tv show. People have the same beliefs as their family members. People need to learn meditation and reflection. And overall CREATIVITY.
And thinking for themselves.
And no, I'm not referring to those annoying "guided" Art classes, Where you are told what to draw and how to draw it.
I mean extremely vague instruction where it forces you to tap into your creative mind to create something different. I had a teacher like that for a while, And she opened up a whole new side to me. It was an amazing experience. You learn a lot about yourself in art, And we need more people to play around with art.
How To Be An EMPLOYER Not An Employee
This class wouldn't be for everyone, But people who want to pursue self-employment should have it offered.
They could cover the history behind how popular businesses started.
- How to manage business finances
- Possible fundraising tactics for startups
- How to make money without a job.
This class would be perfect for this new generation, As there are less and less jobs it could be a huge benefit.
What other classes do you feel are necessary?
Another Idea
Standing desks, Because sitting kills!
And More recess, For High school, Jr high And Elementary because kids and adults need more time to "play".
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