[quote=SK in CV][quote=livinincali]Our education system should focus on problem solving, but often that takes a back seat to feel good topics. Not that feel good topics are bad, they just don’t do much to create economic growth.[/quote]
You have kids? What feel good topics are they studying? Mine have been out of high school for 8-10 years now. I have no recollectiong of them ever studying a “feel good” topic. Not in college either. Have things really changed that much?[/quote]
Maybe feel good topics isn’t the best choice of words. More like topics to make you a well rounded individual. Obviously one has to be able to effectively communicate through writing, but how exactly does reading and reporting on Shakespeare prepare you for the business world. Why isn’t a writing class focused on writing an executive report on the solution to a problem rather than what Shakespeare really meant in paragraph 2 on page 16, or even something that might be fun and somewhat practical like writing a story on the past weekend’s playoff games.
How do art classes prepare you for the business world. What do those classes do to advance economic activity. It’s not that they aren’t important or offer value. It’s just that, preferably you’d spend more time on problem solving activities.
