Things that should be taught in school

[birdgirl73]

I think music is important, too! I just didn't think of it, and to be honest, I think of that in the same way I do about art enrichment/fine arts ed and team sports involvement--as something parents take care of automatically. But, of course, they don't always do that. Music's very important for brain development.

Self-defense is a great idea, too! Wish I'd thought of that as well.

[MegaOctane12]

I think schools should teach more topical issues earlier on, real shit that's happening in the World like famine and disease and poverty. Tupac was right in what he said.

[chronicnhash]

I think schools should teach more topical issues earlier on, real shit that's happening in the World like famine and disease and poverty. Tupac was right in what he said.

Exactly.

[RamblerGambler]

Music.

Evolution unhindered by creationism or ID or whatever it is these days.

How about mandatory logic classes? That seems sorely absent in much of society these days

[napolitana869]

I think schools should teach more topical issues earlier on, real shit that's happening in the World like famine and disease and poverty. Tupac was right in what he said.

We're raising kids that dont care whats going on in the world. I think thats a really scary prospect. My favorite teachers in school were always the ones who would bring up an issue or current event and just ask us what we thought about it. More teachers should encourage kids to have their own educated beliefs about the world.
I had to have 60 hours of community service in school but everyone would bs it and just help teachers after school for an hour and have the teacher write down 4 hours. I think that you should have to do something that really helps the community.
I think music and other arts are really important. Sadly thats where most of the public school budget cuts are targeted at.

BTW this was a great thread idea

[Jeff Spicoli]

Life Skills
most useful class i ever had

[VaporDaddy]

I also think it should be mandatory to learn how govornment works (or doesn't).
I think if the youth masses knew generation after generation how the elite and corporations are fucking up the whole world they would become active and vote earlier.

[660]

thats probably true but it would be a very hard topic to teach unbaisily. Many teachers would then just teach there own views on their students and at such at such a young age you would believe what your teacher is saying without realling proving it to yourself. It would be better to teach students to always be warey of information and teach them how to responsibly disect the validity of information

[RamblerGambler]

on second though, there needs to be better teaching of History. Too many kids could care less about the subject, and that is truly a frightening thought. If we do not learn from the past, we'll be forever doomed to repeat the same mistakes.

[Jeff Spicoli]

I also think it should be mandatory to learn how govornment works (or doesn't).

it's taught, it's called Government/Economics, required senior year material