Why Are High Schools The Way They Are?

In today’s world the average student goes through 13 years of schooling, four of those at the high school level. By the time the student reaches high school they should already know all of the basic skills, reading, writing etc, but do they? The basic goal of secondary schools across America is to educate America’s youth and prepare them for life after high school. Is this really happening though, are students prepared for life …showed first 75 words of 1357 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1357 total…schools the way they are? They are they way they are and they are not going to change in the near future because, they just flat work. High school is the perfect medium for the ill-prepared student and the excelling student. It is a place were basic values are learned, and for some much more can be learned. It all goes back to how hard the student tries, and how much they want to learn.