#and just because algebra doesn't teach u how to fold a shirt doesn't mean it's stupid you NEED to work your brain to think differently

[angelsaxis]

every day I come on here and am assaulted by tweets and posts demanding that homework be totally done away with and 90% of high school classes be exclusively dedicated to things that directly correlate to your future as an adult. 

these are the same people that complain that america’s current educational structure is designed for an industrial school-to-work pipeline

btw these are also the same people that are able to draw the connection between reading shakespeare in high school english and greater critical thinking and close reading skills

#angel posts #basically what im saying is like #none of the classes are gonna pertain directly to what you do as an adult #nobody has any idea what you'll do as an adult #if you want to learn how to do taxes by all means that should be added #but also HR Block does low-level taxes for free #which is what most 18-22 year olds will need bc we work min wage part time/seasonal anyways #and just because algebra doesn't teach u how to fold a shirt doesn't mean it's stupid you NEED to work your brain to think differently #your homework isn't supposed to teach you something new it's meant to reinforce what you've learned #there's no way that you people who cry at basic mental math are really insisting that we should get rid of math hw i refuse to believe it #all of your courses teach you about different general parts of the world #specialization is for college #and all of them teach you different ways to think #otherwise we get the sociopolitical shit show that is the entire internet and popular culture/social media today #because nobody can think critically and million vs billion will start trending every other week #god