Every year almost twenty-five percent of American teens drop out of high school. Within the last couple of years, the United States graduation rates have dropped so low that twenty countries now have a higher graduation rate than the U.S. (Amanda Ripley). Students are often not becoming engaged with their learning because of the relevance of the material being presented to them. Most curriculums value the four core classes (reading, math, science, and social studies), and while this is beneficial in some ways, many students are not getting the most out of their schooling due to the lack of real-life skills taught in schools. Schools should teach more essential life skills because many students after graduation are statistically not prepared
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They often lack basic skills that are important to many employers, even skills as simple as communication. Carol Morgan, a journalist for The Huffington Post, states “When employers are asked about the number one factor in their decision to hire someone, communication skills are almost always at the top of the list.” Morgan is a firm believer that our schools should be teaching more skills that can be useful in everyday life so that when graduates begin to seek for work, they will be better prepared. When young people lack simple skills such as communication, it makes it much more difficult to get a good job. Schools need to be teaching more life skills to young people so that they will one day be prepared for the world of work.
According to Steven Taylor-Knowles, the purpose of education is to prepare the youth for the work force, and that schools are not doing that to the best of their abilities. If schools would focus on valuing skills that we can use in everyday life rather than the simple four core classes, students would be better prepared for work and quite possibly more successful. The material taught in schools can be helpful in some ways, but more often than not people do not use what they learned in high school at their
They often lack basic skills that are important to many employers, even skills as simple as communication. Carol Morgan, a journalist for The Huffington Post, states “When employers are asked about the number one factor in their decision to hire someone, communication skills are almost always at the top of the list.” Morgan is a firm believer that our schools should be teaching more skills that can be useful in everyday life so that when graduates begin to seek for work, they will be better prepared. When young people lack simple skills such as communication, it makes it much more difficult to get a good job. Schools need to be teaching more life skills to young people so that they will one day be prepared for the world of work.
According to Steven Taylor-Knowles, the purpose of education is to prepare the youth for the work force, and that schools are not doing that to the best of their abilities. If schools would focus on valuing skills that we can use in everyday life rather than the simple four core classes, students would be better prepared for work and quite possibly more successful. The material taught in schools can be helpful in some ways, but more often than not people do not use what they learned in high school at their