High School Education should be simplified and focus on specialization.

Criticism for the Pro plan 1.Math is important in today's society. Studying math "helps with organizational and problem-solving skills." [1] It also is used in many jobs [2]. Finally, it opens up the left side of the brain that helps with logical reasoning and critical thinking. 2.Public speech is not very useful in most occupations. 3.It is important that people know more about how the world around them works, not just their body. 4.It would be unreasonable to offer a real selection of career classes at a high school. There would not be enough room or money. We have colleges for that. 5.There is no reason for college level classes at high school to cost any less than if they were at college, so the cost would just be transferred to the high school. 6.Talking multiple of one kind of class one year then forgetting about it for the next three years would not be beneficial. The students would be less likely to remember what they learned if they can get it all over in one year instead of learning more each year. 7.Having the option to only take the classes you are interested in would be a problem. Students should be exposed to as many subjects as possible to aid in the career decision process. Also, most students go to school because they have to, not because they like to learn, so most students would just choose the easiest classes. 8.The problem solving skills from social studies would be developed in math instead. 9.My plan also involves writing skills, so they would improve in both plans. 10. Classes like government in my plan would give the students opportunities to form political opinions. Defense for my plan 1.The idea behind required math classes is less about learning to graph a specific function then it is about learning to use your brain. As I said earlier, math helps with organization, problem solving skills, reasoning, thinking with numbers, and critical thinking. 2.The idea behind teaching literature in schools is getting people to read more. The book choice would be up to each school, but I would suggest more modern novels to get students to like reading and to continue reading after high school. Reading helps stimulate your brain, expand your vocabulary, and increase creativity. [3] This is a habit that can be used no matter what career is chosen. 3.The reasoning for teaching more science is the same that the Pro uses for biology and anatomy. It is just as important to know how the rest of the world works as it is to know how your body works. 4.As I said earlier, if students were given the option to take all of one subject in one year, there would be far less retention of information. This would be a waste of time and money. 5.While a computers course like Pro suggests sounds fun, I was thinking something a little more basic. The computer skills class at my school teaches keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheet and power point use, and basic internet navigation. These would be very useful skills because over half of the jobs in America require computer use. [4] 6.As I said before, students should be exposed to as many subjects as possible to aid in the career decision process. Those that already know what they want to do will still benefit from additional education. My plan helps educate students on a broader scale so they are more intelligent, not just able to do a single job. Students are not forced to decide the course of the rest of their lives at the beginning of high school and are exposed to all subjects. Finally, my plan emphasizes the subjects most applicable in the modern world, while the Pro just pushes them aside. 1. http://www.math.uakron.edu... 2. http://weusemath.org... 3. http://www.gemmlearning.com... 4. http://www.bls.gov...