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ThePrincesTale said:
Nope.
Kids endlessly complain that they're not going to need the techniques in high school maths, or the skills learned by studying literature, or the knowledge granted by geography/history. They actually just misunderstand what it's all about.
You may not need to calculate a complicated algebra equation ever again, or analyse a novel. Schools don't pretend that you will. What they DO hope is that these things have taught you a little about critical thinking skills, communication skills, writing skills, analytical skills. And these things are most definitely required for the "real world".
So when people complain that school has little to do with being successful in employment, I disagree with them in two aspects:
1. School, while not teaching what is explicitly required for a course of work (this is the job of a university or TAFE or training course), teaches the skills necessary for such work.
2. The underlying assumption is that school should be ALL about employment. It shouldn't. It should also pay mind to creating more intelligent, well-informed citizens, which are essential in any democratised country.
This is not to say that there aren't flaws. Perhaps schools should focus more on critical thinking and public speaking than they already do, etc. But to say that the curriculum is "far removed" from the "real world" is untrue and unfair.
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