Thought Provoking Video/Song....what's your opinion?

Well that was a dose of reality! Very well put.

I think he didn't pay much attention or take advantage of what was offered when he was in school. Our students take health, first aid, personal finance, and register to vote and discuss elections as part of the government class. More importantly, he should have gained the ability to learn. To find information and to digest it and use it.

The curriculum of many classes as dictated by what is considered to be a college prep curriculum. This curriculum is intended for students for him high school will not be the end of education. Unfortunately, for a lot of students they do stop with high school. And a high school education May not be adequate for everything a person wants to do. Hum, I just came across something on Facebook asking people to send cards to little boy suffering from a mitochondrial disease. My former students know what mitochondrial diseases are. And why mitochondria are interesting when studying your genetic Ancestery . And they have the background they need to succeed in a biology class in college.

I think maybe when I was younger and less...informed? I might have agreed with him. But now that I am older I don't agree at all. Or at least from the perspective of going to college and watching my kids go through school.

They have learned a lot of what he speaks about, but they also learned critical thinking skills and practical applications of the higher level classes. So while I have some issues with the education system as a whole, I think it still does a good job preparing kids for later life. I have a history degree and it has helped me over the years understand the events of today. I didn't learn the specifics from school, but I learned how to put current events into a context that allows me to make more informed decisions.

I don't know where he went to school but all of that is taught at my high school. Even parenting, which should fall on the students' parents' shoulders, IMO. But some as electives so he'd have to actively seek out the topics.