curriculum

If I had to create a curriculum for kids my age at a school I would put classes in everyone’s schedule that they are more interested in. If a student wants to be a dentist, there is no need for history classes or cooking. This could be a positive curriculum change because having each student study specifically what they are looking to do in the future will benefit when it comes time to go to college. Instead of students going in to school undecided and spending money on classes that they may not even need for their once decided major they can jump right into necessary classes and credits. Most kids do not know exactly what they want to do as a career, so high school should be where they figure it out. In high school there should be more options and career decisions. Students should pick specific courses related to any major and see if they would like to continue it each marking period, this will be a good experience and very helpful. I would leave the school time the same, 7:15-1:30 I think this time is very convenient for all. It allows kids to have after-school jobs, or still early enough to do homework and/or hangout with friends. I think the school year should start September 1st and end in May 1st. By the time kids get to high school all of the basics are already taught. Reading and writing are two of the first things that we learn as kids. I do not think that my curriculum would involve the basics; if some one does not know how to read or write then they should not be attending high school in the first place. Gym classes should be optional because many of the kids do not participate in the first place so that is a waste of the teachers time, they should have classes of kids who really want to participate. Gym classes do not get kids in shape anyway, it is more of a free fun time, we do whatever activities we want and just enjoy it, and it’s not like going to workout. I think that there should be homework in every class. Homework really is helpful to refresh what you learned earlier in the day. A lot of kids complain about homework, but I never really get any, not that I wish I did, but I know that it is a good thing to work on. Especially going to college, it’s going to be a reality check. High school is ridiculously easy and I do not think that any of us are prepared for what is coming. College is going to be a big step from high school so I would like to make high school more focused on that transition. The homework would just be a review, nothing too crazy. I would understand that students do not have all night to do homework, they have other priorities. Actually maybe I would assign homework every other day. Kids can not have homework everyday because it gets old quick and that would not last long.