we need [enter subject here] in our schools!

[soren7550]

I would have loved to have a creative writing class. I technically had one way back in middle school, but since the creative writing teacher was also the english teacher, she just crammed the CW class out the window and made us continue doing the crap that we were already spending two periods everyday on us. (people, never go to Horace Greeley Middle School in Queens.)

 

[Singularly Datarific]

I don't know about additional subjects. However, P.E. should do more for preparing kids for life. For example, it should prepare them to play ...

[HEADING=1]The Most Dangerous Game. [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1488][/HEADING]

*Lollering*

Anyways, we need engineering or computer programming, and My school needs better physics classes, we don't even have an AP course for it!

 

[Quaxar]

"Evil Laugh 101"

"Get to learn your inner gamer (through gaming)"

WHO'S WITH ME!

http://www.ageofthering.com/atthemovies/cast/aragorn.jpg
You have my sword!


Additionally I think there should also be a "...for dummies"-version of every school subject.

 

[Dapsen]

i think psychology, philosophy and logic in school would be awesome

 

[Lullabye]

we need a lack of Christianity in schools and to stop teaching evolution as a "theory," it's been proven. Christianity and all other religions should be taught as a subject, but not as fact. There, I said it.

Look, the whole "theory " part is because, as solid as the concept is, there are still wholes, namely millions of missing links. Also some unexplainable eovlutions and such.
It doesn't really matter what they teach it as, as long as they teach t seriously.
I am also for the extreme toning down of christianity. I went to a freaking public school 2 years ago, and holy crap did they lay it on thick during our "world religions" class. We spent maybe a day n buddhism, even less on Greek mythology, yet we spent almost a month on christianity/catholisism and its various sects. Now I;m in a cath,ic school so I can't really complain but still.....

As for my current school, i joined t because apparentl they had a good japanese class, which they yanked out just as I entered. I think they really need to teach languages that use characters like kanji and such, that way it's easier to pick up other such asian languages later. I've done french and italian, yet I'm still struggling with basic japanese. It sucks.
I would also say psych, but thankfully they installed that as a class at the beginning of this year. It was amazing!

 

[Kinguendo]

At UC Davis, (The UC system is a highly regarded college system in America) you can major in "Ninja".
There should be more colleges that offer such a major.

Yes, but have you seen the passing grade for Ninja? Even the attendance is poor because they are all assassinated... like, straight away for not being Ninja enough.

Well actually 1 guy did survive... he was starring in a Bruce Lee film when the Ninjas were killing the other people, and that 1 survivor was... Chuck Norris. The Ninjas are biding their time and posting pro-Chuck Norris "facts" on the internet to boost his ego then they are going to beat the sh*t out of him, I bet his death looks like one of natural causes... but we know better than to believe that knowing his these facts.

 

[Wildrow12]

Drama should be compulsory. Acting is a real confidence builder. Drama taught me self-confidence, I now don't get stage fright at all.

I had to do a dance for a talent show recently, as a bit of a laugh, and I hadn't gone to any rehearsals. My mate was incredibly nervous about going on a stage in front of a large group of people and doing a little strip (down to underwear) whereas I was totally relaxed. He has an ex-gymnasts body and I have a gaming nerds body, I'm supposed to be the one that's worried.

I have been doing some acting all my life but after doing Drama GCSE my entire attitude changed and I became more social and outgoing. It's a real life skill being able to present yourself as relaxed when you're not and greatly increases employability.

Amen to that.

 

[CloakedOne]

we need a lack of Christianity in schools and to stop teaching evolution as a "theory," it's been proven. Christianity and all other religions should be taught as a subject, but not as fact. There, I said it.

Look, the whole "theory " part is because, as solid as the concept is, there are still wholes, namely millions of missing links. Also some unexplainable eovlutions and such.
It doesn't really matter what they teach it as, as long as they teach t seriously.
I am also for the extreme toning down of christianity. I went to a freaking public school 2 years ago, and holy crap did they lay it on thick during our "world religions" class. We spent maybe a day n buddhism, even less on Greek mythology, yet we spent almost a month on christianity/catholisism and its various sects. Now I;m in a cath,ic school so I can't really complain but still.....

As for my current school, i joined t because apparentl they had a good japanese class, which they yanked out just as I entered. I think they really need to teach languages that use characters like kanji and such, that way it's easier to pick up other such asian languages later. I've done french and italian, yet I'm still struggling with basic japanese. It sucks.
I would also say psych, but thankfully they installed that as a class at the beginning of this year. It was amazing!

Ah, I see. My apologies, I had not considered that. Thank you, I feel a bit more informed for having been corrected. I appreciate that you took the time to do that.

 

[Hollock]

I wish my school had a more in depth art program. The way we have it now there are about 15 people in the class who could care less about it, and 7 or 8 who actually like it. The problem is that the ciriculem caters to the 15 or so people who could be told to do anything in there and not give a shit, while the people who actually like it are forced to do silly silly projects that we've done in elementary school.

 

[deus-ex-machina]

Medical Stuff 101: Break down the walls of the 'lay man' regarding health care. Teach them basic first aid, teach them how to look after themselves a) in a pharmacy [buy the best painkiller etc] b) in a hospital [make sure a patient knows their rights] c) with their GP [not to bug them for inappropriate things, but not to be fobbed off with bad excuses or 'come back in two weeks']. Maybe address phobias and fears and explain that the problems won't just go away because you're ignoring them.

Get rid of Evolution vs Creationism by teaching both better: The competition really shouldn't exist and to hear teenagers going on about how either theory is ridiculous does my head in. My school taught me the basics of both. They taught me theory, but they didn't meat it out with advantages or disadvantages. In religious studies, they taught me that it was God. In science, it was natural selection. I wasn't told to respect both theories, or to respect people who believed in the other.

We weren't told that a 'theory' - by definition - isn't proof and that it was okay not to care, or not to believe in either. So while I didn't care (being relatively sharp minded), when we were first taught about the idea of the origin of life, my year of school ended up divided, arguing with bad information over an idea that requires sharper minds in the first place. A little bit of education on respect could have stopped some fist fights in our year and who knows how many pathetic cyclic and abusive threads on internet forums.

 

[Hothcliff]

Fucking beds!

...you do know they make those, right?
(couldn't resist)

As a mandatory course, basic to advanced programming.

 

[Tharwen]

Darwinism for schools that currently teach Creationism.

Also, a lesson where you learn about other countries, other cultures, and general global news and stuff.

Was that a joke? Its called Social Studies.

Where do you live? I've never had that.

 

[Dr. Gorgenflex]

Darwinism for schools that currently teach Creationism.

Also, a lesson where you learn about other countries, other cultures, and general global news and stuff.

Was that a joke? Its called Social Studies.

Where do you live? I've never had that.

Canada, it is exactly how you describe it plus geography, economics, law and how governments works.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

I demand Quantum Mechanics!

 

[PixieFox]

I had psychology and sociology in high school, and both were interesting courses that got a lot of attendance.

However, despite it being a public school, there was entirely too much religion - I got banned from delivering the morning announcements for passing over "under God" in the pledge of allegiance. Most people don't know that the pledge originally lacked that phrase anyway. So yes, less religion - or at least give all of them fair representation.

My high school also let students skip taking physical education as long as they were enrolled in all-academic courses (meaning none graded through a Pass/Fail system, like any aid positions). I like this policy and think a lot of nerds would appreciate it being more widespread.

Also, though my high school had it, I was shocked to discover when I arrived at university that a lot of students never have to take a public speaking course, so by the time they have to deliver reports or speak in front of a group either in college or the workplace, they're completely terrified and incompetent. There is a poll my communications professor likes to circulate among her students that the average person fears speaking in front of others more than death. This is a HUGE problem.

 

[Aerodyamic]

We need to have two gym classes.

Or lengthier gym periods.

You must be one of the few people that liked gym/phys. ed, like me.

Anyways, we used to have a class when I was in high school called C.A.L.M; Career and Life Management. The basics theory was that they taught how to balance checkbooks, write resumes, and other important post-school skills. If they don't have it anymore, they need to bring it back, and f they've still got it, they need to expand it.

They need to include a section on how much money it's going to cost to have a baby. In hard numbers. And then they need to show you the physical and emotional toll that having that baby will have on your life.

They also need to bring back driver's ed.

 

[Brownie101]

I'd say some form of martial arts, likely junior high or later.

Some form of self defense and discipline anyway.

Either this, or I'd like to have psychology or philosophy as a subject.

Nyehehehe.
My school offers both of those. Unfortunately, I'm only taking philosophy.

 

[lacktheknack]

FLUFFING - INTRODUCE - "PROGRAMMERS 101" - SCHOOLS!

 

[Simriel]

I want the study of Media introduced at an earlier age, and not only available at two fucking colleges in the whole greater Glasgow area.