I would say math, technical writing, and economics.
In math, the critical things that most kids (at least in America) get a chance to learn about at some point in school are arithmetic, algebra, and probability -- and they do need to be learned in that order. I see the end results of failing to know/understand math every time I go to a casino, as people ages 21 and up throw their money away in pursuit of get-rich-quick schemes like betting systems at the roulette table and prayers for godlike luck on Buffalo slot machines. They can't tell why 6-to-5 blackjack is so much worse than 3-to-2, or why the Big [Six] Wheel is such a ripoff. Then they wonder why they just lost their money so fast, and I have no interest in being bored to death by their sob stories.
Technical writing is a critical part of communication skills, and too many kids fail to realize that at some point in life, you are probably going to have to put together an e-mail or a letter that flows coherently in order to get your point across to another person. Leetspeak is not going to cut it in a lot of places, and it goes well beyond professional workplaces. Imagine that someone is at home, having problems with their Internet/phone service. There's a big difference between being able to explain what is wrong and what you already tried to do to a customer service representative, and sending a raging e-mail that says "My In73rn37z suXX0rs -- WTF Y U NO HAZ GUD IN73RN37Z ?????"
Now economics, not all kids get the opportunity to take that class before the end of high school, but the ones who do and say it's useless, are also more likely to be the ones who complain about simple things that economics could explain. For instance, how the price of gasoline or groceries keeps rising -- the ones who thought economics was useless might just say the entire system is rigged against them, whereas those who learned about supply and demand would understand that supply and demand dictates the market price.
So that's my take on what kids were wrong about when they said that they didn't need to know about certain things.
In today's world math is more important than ever.
It's about more than just calculating the correct change at the grocery store. It's about charting cryptocurrencies and determining which ways the markets will go.
It''s about thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
Having a solid set of problem solving skills that are based around math will get you very far in life. I wish I had spent more time in school studying math.
Have you ever stopped to think about how many times you react negatively to your kids in a given day? You may find yourself criticizing far more often than complimenting. Getting kids frustrated about somethings ir jot showing them the importance of it will make them lose interest in things they ought to know.
Most times according to my observations so far, kids mostly wrong about such saying, cause everything they are meant to learn while they are young turns out to be useful later in future, if not for them, but for their children unborn, friends or any other person. No knowledge is a waste.
Math and writing skills kids used to say they would never use but it does come in handy in a real world sense because it's important for managing your personal finances, writing skills come in handy in a professional sense throughout many industries.
There is no subject or topic that has no application in the real world. Even mathematics which many kids fear, its application is everywhere in the real world. How can some transact business very well without a knowledge of mathematics? Some may even wonder whether we need chemistry and all its equations in the real world. But those equations help expert know how to produce substances and measure their components in the right proportion proportions, else, explosion might take place.
I could go on and on but for a truth, I have not seen a course without any application in the real world. The problem students have is that most teachers are not able to make practical applications of the topic discussed. Some schools even have maths laboratory.
I would say math, technical writing, and economics.
In math, the critical things that most kids (at least in America) get a chance to learn about at some point in school are arithmetic, algebra, and probability -- and they do need to be learned in that order. I see the end results of failing to know/understand math every time I go to a casino, as people ages 21 and up throw their money away in pursuit of get-rich-quick schemes like betting systems at the roulette table and prayers for godlike luck on Buffalo slot machines. They can't tell why 6-to-5 blackjack is so much worse than 3-to-2, or why the Big [Six] Wheel is such a ripoff. Then they wonder why they just lost their money so fast, and I have no interest in being bored to death by their sob stories.
Technical writing is a critical part of communication skills, and too many kids fail to realize that at some point in life, you are probably going to have to put together an e-mail or a letter that flows coherently in order to get your point across to another person. Leetspeak is not going to cut it in a lot of places, and it goes well beyond professional workplaces. Imagine that someone is at home, having problems with their Internet/phone service. There's a big difference between being able to explain what is wrong and what you already tried to do to a customer service representative, and sending a raging e-mail that says "My In73rn37z suXX0rs -- WTF Y U NO HAZ GUD IN73RN37Z ?????"
Now economics, not all kids get the opportunity to take that class before the end of high school, but the ones who do and say it's useless, are also more likely to be the ones who complain about simple things that economics could explain. For instance, how the price of gasoline or groceries keeps rising -- the ones who thought economics was useless might just say the entire system is rigged against them, whereas those who learned about supply and demand would understand that supply and demand dictates the market price.
So that's my take on what kids were wrong about when they said that they didn't need to know about certain things.
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Math.
In today's world math is more important than ever.
It's about more than just calculating the correct change at the grocery store. It's about charting cryptocurrencies and determining which ways the markets will go.
It''s about thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
Having a solid set of problem solving skills that are based around math will get you very far in life. I wish I had spent more time in school studying math.
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Have you ever stopped to think about how many times you react negatively to your kids in a given day? You may find yourself criticizing far more often than complimenting. Getting kids frustrated about somethings ir jot showing them the importance of it will make them lose interest in things they ought to know.
Most times according to my observations so far, kids mostly wrong about such saying, cause everything they are meant to learn while they are young turns out to be useful later in future, if not for them, but for their children unborn, friends or any other person. No knowledge is a waste.
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Math and writing skills kids used to say they would never use but it does come in handy in a real world sense because it's important for managing your personal finances, writing skills come in handy in a professional sense throughout many industries.
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There is no subject or topic that has no application in the real world. Even mathematics which many kids fear, its application is everywhere in the real world. How can some transact business very well without a knowledge of mathematics? Some may even wonder whether we need chemistry and all its equations in the real world. But those equations help expert know how to produce substances and measure their components in the right proportion proportions, else, explosion might take place.
I could go on and on but for a truth, I have not seen a course without any application in the real world. The problem students have is that most teachers are not able to make practical applications of the topic discussed. Some schools even have maths laboratory.
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