Colorado Technical University

Why would you oppose to majors/ career training in high school? Please state why.?

I'm doing an persuasive essay on how majors/career training should be available in all high schools.So far everyone agrees with me and I need some opinions from the opposing side so that I can come up with solutions to please both sides of the fence. I already have 2 opinions from the opposing side and they are: it's to expensive and teens cant make up their minds. Students would still have to take basic classes such as math, English,history, and science. Just because people choose different majors does not mean they can't be friends with people out side their majors.

Public Comments

1. If students focus on one subject too early they loose a breadth of education. An engineering major would never learn history and may not be an informed voter. A literature major may never learn science and therefore not know how their actions affect global warming. A person who focuses on learning how to be a car mechanic may not learn enough math to so be able to balance their check book. A History major may not take home economics and may never learn how to cook. Students may be divided into different schools or halls by major and therefore may never have experience after middle school socializing with people outside of their profession and thus may be more likely to develop prejudices against other professions. If all students are funneled into majors that prepare them for jobs in engineering, being a doctor, being a businessman or politician everyone may feel like menial jobs like gas station attendant and grocery store clerk are below them thus creating job crises only able to be filled by immigrant unskilled laborers- and lots of people don't like immigrants.