r/education • u/Salt_Ball4173 • 1d ago
School Culture & Policy Fed up with stupid education system
Why is it that you are told nothing about how to choose college or which career path brings you good income and growth?...you are lucky if your parents pay attention and guide...is that not supposed to be the job of school and teachers?...what the hell are they making us study so much if at last we are not taught how to decide on universities, colleges, courses and careers. Everyone just follows herd.
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u/DQdippedcone 1d ago
Look at the Occupational Outlook Handbook online. Lots of info on just about every career you can think of.
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u/Getrightguy 1d ago
You can easily find this out for yourself.
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u/NapsRule563 1d ago
Google is a thing.
As a teacher in a Title I school, every year in multiple classes, we discuss what OP wanted, yet I hear the same complaint. It makes me wonder if the support was there and wasn’t tuned in to by OP.
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u/CoolClearMorning 1d ago
Or how often OP ditched classes and thus missed these days.
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u/Salt_Ball4173 1d ago
Buddy I am from India ...very few schools had provision for formal career counselling when I had completed schooling in 2017 (not aware of present scenario)..guess I should mention country in the post
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u/CoolClearMorning 1d ago
Buddy, if you want advice about your specific country you need to cop less of an attitude when other people assume you're from the area (North America) where most people on this forum are posting from.
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u/Jboogie258 1d ago
College isn’t for everyone. Schools are to teach the subject matter at the secondary levels. Most offer a class on college and career readiness, at least in my area on the west coast.
Maybe some internet research could help you as well.
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u/Ringwraith7 1d ago
Because that's not the role of education. The role of education is to educate, you then decide how to apply that education. Ideally your school has taught you to research, think critically, and communicate effectively. That is really all you need for choosing a university or career.
...is that not supposed to be the job of school and teachers?....Everyone just follows herd.
I'm not sure you see the irony between these two sentences.
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u/Salt_Ball4173 1d ago
Ultimately you need a job to sustain a living..it is one the most important tasks to be accomplished in life...so I guess some information on careers should be a part of curriculum that will help choose profession in future
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u/Ringwraith7 1d ago
So you want to be spoonfed a career instead of applying the skills you learned in school to find one. You don't see an issue where the school system is selecting what careers are valuable and should be promoted? I do, I went to school in the era where high school did nothing but push college enrollment on every student, no matter the student's skills or aptitude.
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u/rock-paper-o 1d ago
My experience is most schools have guidance offices that run workshops and information sessions on college prep and plenty of people who are happy to help if you ask. Have you reached out to anybody to ask?