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[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required. Replace them with a semester of […] fire safety […]

I disagree that this should be in some form of course. I think that this can be taught in a short afternoon visit by a fire department — it may even be already.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am convinced beyond internet argument that you wouldn't be better off eliminating a semester of English Literature class from the end of high school and replace it with a semester of "living in the world" lessons that might just be a week of driver's ed, that field trip to the fire department, some first aid, just cram a semester full of basic adulting skills.

We used to call this "Home Economics" but that got stigmatized as the cake baking class girls took while the boys were in shop class, and then women doing housework became a politically charged issue so we deprecated even that.

But give it four years and we won't have a public education system in this country at all anyway, so all this does is vindicate my decision to not have children.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

[…] replace it with a semester of “living in the world” lessons that might just be a week of driver’s ed, that field trip to the fire department, some first aid, just cram a semester full of basic adulting skills.

Okay, but that isn't what you said prior — that's shifting the goalpoasts. You specifically said

[…] Replace them with a semester of […] fire safety […]