Who invented the grading system? And did their idea go as planned? As I get older and enter the new grade, I think about how school became so dull. I ask myself, “When did it start to feel like I’m constantly trying to keep my room clean with eight energetic toddlers around?”
Many high school students think of graduating with scholarships. Eventually, they burn themselves out, due to mountains of stress in trying to obtain at least one.
How good will that do once they are out in the real world?
The benefits of having this “system” are to acknowledge the students that have the control to stay on-top of assignments and award them with higher paying jobs and more opportunities, which will lead to a brighter future. Those students deserve everything they earned, but those top-quality students’ mental health is not top-quality either.
The system has made us lose our bright colors.
My concerns are about the other students that do not get support to find opportunities because of their lower-end grades.
Why are 75% of high school students graduating with an undecided career? The journal explains that during 2019-2022, 62% of the graduates felt their skills did not develop due to the school’s agenda.
Now, instead of making this article somber, I want to bring up points that make education more about learning and less draining.
We should start with core subjects. I understand that a high schooler cannot be let out into the real world without knowledge.
Law and order must be set for students to understand the system that adults live in.
But we should have classes for today and the future economy. Also, classes that fit most students. Getting to know your students and what they want to learn will still make them experts in what they want to specialize in.
We have future lawyers, yes, but there are now jobs that can pay as much as a lawyer.
Doctors have a similar story. By the time they can practice, they have spent most of their life in school. The hours are tight, and they hardly get to see their families.
So, for what are we being trained?
Will my future job quiz me on WW2?
Will I have to complete a calculus equation?
How far back in history do we need to learn? And are we learning the entire history, or bits and pieces to keep up political politeness?
Most of the things taught are not even applied to adult life.
Let’s give students the option to learn what they want in high school for their sole purposes.
If you want to learn more https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/12/05/national-survey-finds-high-school-graduates-not-prepared-for-college-or-career-decisions.aspx
