What's the point of learning stuff in school if you just forget it?

I don't remember anything I learned in high school. I learned stuff, made good grades, but then forgot everything in less than a year later. Took psychology in highschool, then took it again in college. I know I learned a lot of the same material in HS but I had to re learn it all again, same with history. And I know I'll just forget all this stuff again in the future. Already I don't remember half of the stuff I learned in biology last year. A lot of stuff was interesting, but really what did I get out of any of these classes? Close to nothing...

To me, there's stuff that you should learn, and stuff that really needs to be optional. But on the overall, it's just stuff that makes you look good for college, and then for a job.

I completely agree.

So your saying that since high school you've forgotten everything?

What about maths. Do you still know how to do maths? Probably

What about English. Can you no longer write essays etc.?

I think you can see where I am going with this.

So, what you're saying is that either you're an idiot and the grading system is based off of work ethic rather than information retention, or you're an idiot and school is a very important breeding ground for basic learning skills?ConformestClone

Hmm.....I remember quite a bit of what I learned in school.

The purpose of school is to get socially active/meet new people and get new friends, as well as make sure have get a good work ethic for the future when you go to college, and then get a job.

Basically, school isn't about learning a bunch of random info, it is to prepare you for the future.

So your saying that since high school you've forgotten everything?

What about maths. Do you still know how to do maths? Probably

What about English. Can you no longer write essays etc.?

I think you can see where I am going with this.

darkhorse286

i think it is because u barely use it. it what i thought about it. look at basic math stuff u use that every day. iam2green

[QUOTE="iam2green"]i think it is because u barely use it. it what i thought about it. look at basic math stuff u use that every day. chocobo7000

I'm in grade 10 and this year i'm starting to realize that the stuff we're learning is actually important, at least for the type of job i want. but i still think they give us too much information in such a short period of time, you will forget most of the things they teach.

It's because you cram for tests instead of studying a bit each day using breaks for like 2 weeks.

Cramming will keep the info in your brain for about 2-4 days or so, and you will soon forget it.

Studying a bit every day can help you retain information because it's like a daily routine, meaning your mind is being refreshed and soon it'll be hard for you to forget it. Just like the languages, we remember english everyday because we practised it for so long, we are able to remember sophisticated synonyms to different words because we used it everyday in small increments for weeks - not just saying it one 300x.

Well thats a bad analogy but seriously if you dont cram it stays in your mind.

It's because you cram for tests instead of studying a bit each day using breaks for like 2 weeks.

Cramming will keep the info in your brain for about 2-4 days or so, and you will soon forget it.

Studying a bit every day can help you retain information because it's like a daily routine, meaning your mind is being refreshed and soon it'll be hard for you to forget it. Just like the languages, we remember english everyday because we practised it for so long, we are able to remember sophisticated synonyms to different words because we used it everyday in small increments for weeks - not just saying it one 300x.

Well thats a bad analogy but seriously if you dont cram it stays in your mind.

CrysisHeir

The only way I study is by cramming and I still remember a lot from most of my cIasses. I still remember stuff from back in high school and I didn't even study back then. In contrast I know people who study as a daily routine and can't remember jack squat from cIasses they took last year or even last semester.

A lot of it doesn't necessarily depend on how you study, it depends on how interested you were by what you were learning, how often you use it, and how good your memory is in general. For example, in cIasses that I loved going to I didn't even need to take notes or study and I could still get A's without much trouble, and I still vividly remember what I learned in them years later. In contrast, with cIasses that I didn't really care about I had to take notes, study, and my memory of what I learned in there isn't as good as with other cIasses. It also helps that as a science major a lot of my cIasses are intertwined with each other so that I'm constantly being reminded of what I've learned in other cIasses.

We dont need no education

I don't remember anything I learned in high school. I learned stuff, made good grades, but then forgot everything in less than a year later. Took psychology in highschool, then took it again in college. I know I learned a lot of the same material in HS but I had to re learn it all again, same with history. And I know I'll just forget all this stuff again in the future. Already I don't remember half of the stuff I learned in biology last year. A lot of stuff was interesting, but really what did I get out of any of these classes? Close to nothing...

chocobo7000

The more you have to learn to get to a certain career the harder it is to get to that career and the less people who will get there. We don't need alot of surgeons so you have to go through test after test to get there, cutting the percentage of people who will become surgeons to an acceptable amount. In contrast, you don't have to learn that much to be a shop assistant. To be honest, you don't need the vast majority of things you learn to do a specific job. For example, they can programme machinery to do certain surgical procedures. Does that machinery need to know extensive amounts of biology and chemistry crap? No, it just needs to know how to do it's job. The same goes for people.

It helps keep your brain to be active, which is a good thing.

By the time you hit 20 something, your brain will be less powerful. At least gather some information from your teachers.

Well even though you forget stuff, all of it is in your mind and will help you when you try to learn it. Also, most of the stuff, you don't forget. Also, if you are taking the class in college you might use stuff you learned in highschool.

[QUOTE="chocobo7000"][QUOTE="iam2green"]i think it is because u barely use it. it what i thought about it. look at basic math stuff u use that every day. Notsogr8one

Most of the information you learn in high school and undergrad is utterly worthless in the real world.

If you can read, write, and do basic math, you know enough to function in society.

Most people are in for the diploma. That's all.

But school teaches you math, communication, and writing skills. Most of that happens in K-6.

Gr 7 and 8 are completely pointless, based from my experiences.

High school is ALL about the marks. That's it.

If you saved any of your schoolwork from 1st grade go back and look at it. Are you saying that you are just as intelligent now as you were then? If you didn't go to school you would be bad at reading and you probably wouldn't be able to write anything comprehensive. You would also be terrible at math and science. You might forget specific things but overall you learn a lot. Do you honestly not realize the benefits of education?

If you saved any of your schoolwork from 1st grade go back and look at it. Are you saying that you are just as intelligent now as you were then? If you didn't go to school you would be bad at reading and you probably wouldn't be able to write anything comprehensive. You would also be terrible at math and science. You might forget specific things but overall you learn a lot. Do you honestly not realize the benefits of education?

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