{"id":5872,"date":"2011-10-25T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5872"},"modified":"2012-12-11T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T17:30:10","slug":"the-high-school-subjects-that-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5872","title":{"rendered":"The High School Subjects that Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post_content_11908368622\">High School education is obsolete. As I see it <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_school\">high school programs<\/a> around the world should be modified in different degrees. Some are more advanced than others but all need some of these subjects. On top of the current high school curriculum, there are other relevant subjects that children should be introduced to. The additional subjects that I believe would benefit children most are:<br \/>\n-basic household management, how to live on your own.<br \/>\n-computer science\/programming.<br \/>\n-history of science.<br \/>\n-home medicine and disease prevention.<br \/>\n-digital photography\/video both capture and editing.<br \/>\n-basic accounting and business law.<br \/>\n-entrepreneurship (business plans and so on)<br \/>\n-statistics and probability.<br \/>\n-home economics, how to file for taxes, basic macroeconomic principles.<br \/>\n-principles of logic, epistemology and ethics (Philosophy)<br \/>\n-sustainable development.<br \/>\n-public speaking (done in UK and US but not continental Europe)<br \/>\n-understanding government<br \/>\n-introduction to engineering, the basic technologies that surround us.<br \/>\n-modern geography\/astronomy including all types of digital maps and mapping resources.<br \/>\n-conflict resolution, dispute resolution, introduction to law.I have been editing this post adding the the best suggestions. Thanks for the contributions!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mainphotoarea\"><\/div><div class=\"theme-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5872\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"71\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-font=\"arial\" data-locale=\"en_US\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High School education is obsolete. As I see it high school programs around the world should be modified in different degrees. Some are more advanced than others but all need some of these subjects. On top of the current high school curriculum, there are other relevant subjects that children should be introduced to. 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