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How School Doesn’t Prepare you for the Real World

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How School Doesn’t Prepare you for the Real World

The current school system rotates around academics. However, it falls short of what

students need to apply in future after school (Debate.org, 2017). The academic system of

education is highly overrated. It ends up destroying quite a number of kids rather than making

them. For an individual to become truly independent and fully-grown up, they will need to work

on themselves particularly when it comes readying for life than just a having regular school

attendance. Despite the constant improvements on the education system, more needs to be done

to help students adjust to life after school. The paper will look at how school fails at preparing

the student for the real world.

Suffocates Curiosity

The world after school is a big world, which has many challenges. One needs to have

adequate preparation on how to face them. However, school that is meant to prepare the student

to counter the challenges sets a specific course to be followed killing the student’s curiosity. It

helps the students who have already discovered their affinities learn more details about them.

those who are yet to discover their talents spend their school time advancing in classes

(Professor's House, 2017). The concern arises due to the extensive nature of materials taught by

professors. After classes, the students need to study to pass their tests. It suffocates the little

curiosity that the students may have in solving issues past the classroom.

Plain Old Handy

When students are done with education, they start living by themselves enjoying privacy

and independence. They are faced with the challenge of handling minor home repairs since they

did not get the chance to use some simple tools such as a screwdriver while in school (Svitak,
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2015). Majority of them do not even know how to replace a light bulb despite learning its

function ability.

Unfamiliarity with the Monetary System

Life after school revolves around the monetary system. Money changes hands at almost

all forms of transactions. Therefore, it raises the need to have some knowledge on money

management. Unless the student is taking economics, there is no single class that will teach on

the mechanisms of handling money, saving and investing (Khalia, 2012). It turns out to be a big

problem in future due to inadequate preparation.

Inadequate Basic Skills

School fails to teach students on issues that relate to their home (Wright, 2017). The

system fails to provide knowledge on how students can feed themselves. Majority of those

leaving school get confused whenever they get into the kitchen. Cooking is considered as fun and

a stress reliever whenever one is trying something creative. Many people do not understand the

reason why cooking is still not one of the classes that everyone needs to attend.

Unadjusted Methods

The education system fails to give room for adjusting the system due to its high prices. It

is only done in a few elite schools that test and later apply revolutionary teaching methods

(Lifehack, 2017). The students in other schools are confined to the old system. For example,

professors in teaching do not regularly involve themselves in writing of essays and scholarly

material but instead only prepare tests and assignment for students. It makes the students go

through an old system that does not change with time.

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In conclusion, the education system fails to prepare students to face challenges in the real

world. It fails to provide basic personal skills such as cooking. It leads independent people who

are confused over the basic simple tasks.

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References

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Khalia, T.(2012). Does School Prepare Students for the Real World? Retrieved from

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Lifehack, (2017). 5 Reasons Why School Doesn’t Prepare You for the Real World. Retrieved

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Svitak, A. (2015). Does School Prepare Students for the Real World? This Teen Speaker Says

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