Students everywhere have been a part of a long lasting debate. Though high school has been around for many years, students ask almost daily if high school is really preparing them for life. Two seniors, Aleksia Nielsen and Trayton Lund, have conflicting views on this topic.
Aleksia’s dream has always been to attend college and study art or marketing, and she believes that high school is extremely important. Aleksia said, “High school is so amazing! Look at all the opportunities.” She later said that teachers are a huge part of the opportunities. Whatever career path it is, there are classes and teachers to help achieve it. There are so many clubs available at our school for students, including FBLA, FFA, FCCLA, and many more. Aleksia also said, “I think any situation you can be in can be valuable if you make it valuable.” According to the Butts County School System, ”FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders.” Upon coming to the high school, Aleksia soon realized that it was teaching her how to communicate, manage her time, and work with others. All of these are extremely important life skills that everybody needs to be taught, according to Aleksia. Trayton (Tray) at the moment is not sure what he wants to do, and would like to change multiple things about the high school curriculum. He believes that, “school should teach more about taxes and how to make a resume, then unimportant stuff like math and english.” While there may be multiple people who have the same belief, the International Mathematical Union has some points that say differently, “mathematical knowledge plays a crucial role in understanding the contents of other school subjects such as science, social studies, and even music and art.” For people like Aleksia who want to go into art, math is going to be incredibly important. He also has a point when thinking about what high school is really trying to teach students, “School is more towards remembering sequences than preparing you.” As stated in Education Week, “there is significant pressure put on students by teachers, parents, and students to achieve.” Tray mentioned, “Most classes people take for easy A’s,” when students choose classes for the next year, their first thought is what class will be the easiest and get them the best grade, not what class will be the best for them to take. With these varying views, some may find it hard to determine if high school is important or not. Aleksia says that high school is full of valuable opportunities that should be taken advantage of, but Tray believes that the importance of high school has changed over the years. That it’s going from learning interesting topics to getting good grades. While both of these are crucial views on how and if high school is preparing students, it is important to remember that high school was originally meant to be a place to grow and learn different career paths, according to Acceleration Academies. By Alyssa Hamilton and Savannah Thompson
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