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Not necessarily, subjects such as math, science and foriegn language have failed in terms of teaching information that can be used in real world situations. These classes stop working properly as early as junior high. They become classes of useless knowledge that is only being taught so you can pass the exams. No teacher has been able to explain to me when or why I would ever be calculating log functions, the coefficient of friction, or say "where is the library" in spanish. Of course, if I ever wanted to become an advanced algebra teacher, physics teacher, or spanish teacher, I might find better uses for this crap. I took a survey on the amount of teachers that remembered anything that was taught to them when they took a foriegn language class in school. Not suprisingly, almost all the teachers had little to no knowledge of what they were taught. Ever ask a parent or relative for help with your math homework? I have, and they had no clue, these were very intellegent, successful people mind you. These classes no longer teach anything, they only make you remember things long enough so you can pass the test.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Adults, including my parents mostly agree that loads of the stuff you learn in school is not utilised in later life. For example, would someone walk into a shop and calculate their purchases using algebra? I don't think so. I'm not denying the fact that school is important, just that a lot of what they teach isn't necessarily needed for adult life. Anyway, cutting class isn't that bad. I've done it and it's fairly straightforward to maintain good grades even if you do.