With new technology comes new ways of doing things. And with new ways of doing things comes new kinds of jobs. But if the whole United States has changed so much in this sense even within the past 50 years, then how come the educational system is almost exactly the same? Math, history, science, and the language arts are still good to know the basics of, and large amounts of knowledge of them is required for some jobs still, but many new occupations require much more than that.
This modern world is made up of business, technology, and extensive healthcare, so I propose the college degree requirements to be shrunk to include mostly just that, and for those subjects to be encouraged to be studied a lot more. Not only that, but the elementary-high school educational system should be shrunk, plus have those subjects be taught part time to those that young by experts in those fields. If we want a better economy and workforce, then we have to implicate a better educational system.
Education has kept up with technology. Online classes are offered, even to high school students. As for the core classes and the content, that will never change no matter how advance technology becomes. We can never change history or the logic in math or science. K-12 is essential and it’s so important to learn the basics before individuals can get to the more advance stuff such as healthcare. That is what furthering your education is for. Furthering your education after high school can be a great investment and that is where individuals can study what interests them.
ReplyDeleteI'm not arguing that the "basic" subjects should stop being taught, but rather be condensed down instead of the same things repeated, or in more detail than necessary.
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