In schools, students learn to analyse literature, calculate using trigonometry and understand how photosynthesis works, but often students are inexperienced and helpless after graduation when encountering the real world. It is therefore argued that schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world.
This topic is difficult though. Many educators believe that a school is supposed to teach students in subjects that they will most probably not encounter again post-graduation, so that teachers can develop open-minded and well-informed individuals. At the same time, it can be argued that schools should impart skills that would be applied in everyday life. Mathematics, for example, is supposed to not only communicate actual mathematics skills, but also teach logic to students. However, schools are supposed to prepare the youths for their lives following high school. Currently this goal is not fully met, as often students are unable to handle their finances sensitive and therefore can often face significant problems. Schools that teach students how to survive financially could change this.
This significant shift in the ideology of education is unlikely to take place soon, as the education system has been in place for too long to be easily changed. Also a change of this scale would be costly, as teachers would have to be trained and a syllabus for this potential subject would have to be created. However, in some countries, for example Germany, a community subject is available in which politics and finances are discussed. This leaves students from Germany in a better situation to deal with finances in their lives.
In conclusion, training school students in financial matters would be very useful. Adding new content to the syllabus would require a significant amount of money, but the entire community would benefit from students being better prepared for adult life.
In
schools
,
students
learn to
analyse
literature, calculate using trigonometry and understand how photosynthesis works,
but
often
students
are inexperienced
and helpless after graduation when encountering the real world. It is
therefore
argued that
schools
should
teach
their
students
how to survive
financially
in the world.
This topic is difficult though.
Many
educators believe that a
school
is supposed
to
teach
students
in subjects that they will most
probably
not encounter again post-graduation,
so
that teachers can develop open-minded and well-informed individuals. At the same time, it can
be argued
that
schools
should impart
skills
that would
be applied
in everyday life. Mathematics,
for example
,
is supposed
to not
only
communicate actual mathematics
skills
,
but
also
teach
logic to
students
.
However
,
schools
are supposed
to prepare the youths for their
lives
following high
school
.
Currently
this goal is not
fully
met, as
often
students
are unable to handle their finances sensitive and
therefore
can
often
face significant problems.
Schools
that
teach
students
how to survive
financially
could
change
this.
This significant shift in the ideology of education is unlikely to take place
soon
, as the education system has been in place for too long to be
easily
changed
.
Also
a
change
of this scale would be costly, as teachers would
have to
be trained
and a syllabus for this potential subject would
have to
be created
.
However
, in
some
countries,
for example
Germany, a community subject is available in which politics and finances
are discussed
. This
leaves
students
from Germany in a better situation to deal with finances in their
lives
.
In conclusion
, training
school
students
in financial matters would be
very
useful. Adding new content to the syllabus would require a significant amount of money,
but
the entire community would benefit from
students
being better prepared for adult life.