I disagree. People should know how to balance their checkbooks, but it's basic math after all. Teach math and they will learn. Until schools teach reading and math and teach them well, the last they need to do is take on more responsibilities that should be the parents'.
Dana On 10/6/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK. I can buy that. I was concerned that you were inclined to churn > out Business Admin people. :-) I can totally get behind people knowing > how to balance their checkbook. > > --Ben > > Gruss Gott wrote: > >>Ben wrote: > >>Wait. What? > >> > >>I can balance my checkbook, I understand how interest works, I have a > >>reasonable idea about the whys and hows of investment. Is that what you > >>meant? Or did you mean market analysis and more advanced topics? > >> > > > > > > Yeah, a HS grad should be able to do all of those things since those > > are minimum requirements to be productive in our society. I would add > > the ability to critically analyze career choices. > > > > If a grad could do all of that they'd have the skills necessary to > > choose a career and figure out how to best enter it. If that required > > college, they'd be able to work through the financing options. > > > > For example, maybe they'd choose Marine biologist/explorer. Then > > they'd know to intern under Dr. Robert Ballard. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176208 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
