shouldnt school be optional?

[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]No but it kinda is...ever heard of a GED?slipknot0129

Education is the most important thing, so no.

Yes. Half the crap you learn in high school you wont remember in 3 years.rangegear

Not having a high school education doesn't get you very far in life, even if high school were optional I don't see any good coming out of not going to high school.

School should be mandatory. Heck, I believe it should be mandatory up until Year 12 (it is currently at Year 10).However changes need to be made, desperately.

There needs to be a greater amount of subjects in senior high school years (Years 11 and 12). There needs to be a variety of subjects to suit most career options. Also, subjects should be graded on level of difficulty, as someone who wants to become an electrician will still need to know basic accounting, but won't need to know as much as a person who actually wants to be an accountant. Also subjects would be split based on certain industry "branches", so instead of there just being "Mathematics" there would be "Trade Mathematics", "Business Mathematics", and "Science Mathematics".

For example, if I wanted to become an electrician I would have to take: Intermediate Trade OH&S (4 hrs), Basic Trade Law (3 hrs), Basic Accouting (3 hrs), Intermediate Electrician Studies (4 hrs), Basic Trade Mathematics (3 hrs), Optional Basic Subject (3 hrs), and Practical Work (5 hrs). Likewise, if I wanted to be an accountant, I would have to do: Basic Business Law (3 hrs), Advanced Accounting (5 hrs), Basic Management (3 hrs), Basic Finance (3 hrs), Intermediate Business Mathematics (4 hrs), Optional Basic Subject (3 hrs), and Practical Work (5 hrs).

Technically it is. Your parents don't have to put you into school. If the did, it means they care enough about you to give you an education. And you should reciprocate that love with getting good grades in school. Sure you don't have to go to college. But at least finish high school. So your parents can go to that graduation of yours and cry their hearts out because their so happy that their child loved them enough to make them proud. mrmusicman247

If they dont it's labeled as child abuse and they'd lose their kids (assuming they had no intent in homeschooling)

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]Technically it is. Your parents don't have to put you into school. If the did, it means they care enough about you to give you an education. And you should reciprocate that love with getting good grades in school. Sure you don't have to go to college. But at least finish high school. So your parents can go to that graduation of yours and cry their hearts out because their so happy that their child loved them enough to make them proud. Nibroc420

If they dont it's labeled as child abuse and they'd lose their kids (assuming they had no intent in homeschooling)

No.fidosim

Shouldnt school be optional? I dont think high school should be mandatory to go to. People who dont see going to college in their future shouldnt have to go through high school.

There would be more money and resources to spend on the people who do stay. I think people who dont go to college dont need to learn past what you can learn in 4th or 5th grade.

I guess in a way high school isnt mandatory since you can homeschool.

slipknot0129

Shouldnt school be optional? I dont think high school should be mandatory to go to. People who dont see going to college in their future shouldnt have to go through high school.

There would be more money and resources to spend on the people who do stay. I think people who dont go to college dont need to learn past what you can learn in 4th or 5th grade.

I guess in a way high school isnt mandatory since you can homeschool.

slipknot0129

Lets send them to the mines!

On the contrary; In addition to making it mandatory, I think they should make better course subjects. I had so many years of English class, I couldn't stand it. Same with history. Every year we pretty much learned the same exact thing as last year.

What I wish I learned was how to run my own life. Bills, the way businesses work, etcetera. I'm well aware parents should be teaching this stuff, but let's be honest with ourselves-What parents these days actually pay attention to their kids?

gonna say heck no to this. If we want the country to thrive education should be out top priority. Also it's not like we entrust our young people with any other big important decisions.

I thought it was optional. Even if it's mandatory that you have to go I had plenty of friends who I went to HS with that just ditched class on a regular basis. I knew 2 ppl who just had a full time job and completely dropped out of school. Even though it may seem mandatory that you attend HS nobody is going to enforce you to go, at least in the US and state I attended at (WA). Just to give you an idea I think that stats were when I was in HS that there was about 600 freshmen compared to about 400 graduating seniors each year.

Yes. As long as they have the permission of the parents.

Besides, they need to be educated about school before going. They need to understand that it is in their best interest that they go to school. Most kids never understand that, or understand that when they are older, so they simply don't care and won't learn.

If the kid wants to go to school, but the parents won't allow it, then I don't know. There has to be some way that the kid can go to school. I haven't put much thought into it.

It is optional after you turn 16

I think school should be mandatory for everyone that's not old enough to sign a legal contract.

I think it should remain compulsory. Otherwise we'd get too many people with no qualifications or education whatsoever. That's an unacceptable situation for anyone to be inEJ902