Essay On Why We Should Have General Education Classes

Some people think that we should have general education classes in highschool and some people think that we should keep general education classes in college. There are many reasons why it would be good to have general education classes in college. Some people might say it cost to much or not everyone goes to college, but you have to think to yourself if we really had general education classes in highschool not everyone would remember what they learned in high school. That's kinda like trying to remember what you learned five years ago and we all know that, that’s not going to turn out good. Plus it's always good to have a refresher, which is why you take the general education classes in college since that's when you’re closer to starting your …show more content…
By taking general education classes it helps you to advance the basic skills that you have. If you really can’t afford to take those extra classes in college you can take general education classes at your local community college. There the same classes that are taught at other colleges for cheaper. That's actually a good way for you to be smart with your money. Once you get those general education classes out of the way at the community college, then you can go off to the college that you want to go to, to study your major.

Everyone that goes to college wants to study their major and get out there to pursue their profession and they don’t want to have to take extra classes like general education classes. I get that, but general education classes are classes that you have already done in grade school(K-12), but at a more advance level. Once you go into your field of study your employer might require that you know simple things that your major doesn’t offer. Such as reading, writing, and mathematical skills. That’s what general education classes are