Gatto Vs. High School

Gatto's claims reflect my high school career in a similar way I suppose even though I don't fully agree with him. In a general sense I think it has to do with what we are learning and what I wish I knew when I left high school. What we have to learn is up to the government and I don't particularly agree with everything they have us do. We are definitely missing important criteria in our schools that actually have to do with everyday life once in the big world all by yourself. Instead of shooting for the highest level of math required to the point of talking about imaginary numbers, or playing dodgeball everyday in class, I think there are way more important aspects that could be taught to help send kids into the real world. When I left high school I was able to speak horrible broken spanish, but I was unaware what credit was and how it could affect my future. I could make complicated graphs with expensive calculators but I didn't know how to budget expenses or simply write a cover letter. I understand that these things are offered within the schools most of the time and one could always ask for help but as a kid just getting done with 6 1/2 hours of school, the first thing on my mind was to get home and relax. I think these things should be required to be learned because they are something that everyone will face sooner or later in their lives unlock making graphs, or trying to speak spanish after only a few months of lessons.