Many high school students do not try to look outside of school for real-life opportunities such as working, volunteering, and doing sports outside of school. Today, high school students believe going to school is their “job” and they should not have to go out into the working world. They are not able to experience what life outside of high school is, therefore, when they go into college they are bombarded by what they have to be responsible for.
I believe having a course, LIFE 101, could be very useful to students because it will help them realize life is not a walk in the park. Paying bills, managing a family, owning a house, and learning how to save money is a necessity to live a real-life. A course on life would be very helpful to high school students because they would be able to see what their future is going to be like. Many do not live in a household where they are witnessing parents struggling to pay the bills, and those types of students are the ones who take advantage of having life handed to them.
Many students do not know the meaning of life because parents today are spoiling their children to and beyond. If we added a course about life there should be much information on what you need to survive in the future, how to pay bills, where to go for help, how to save money, and how to take care of themselves.
To live in the real-world one has to have a job that will pay good and be able to pay their bills. Students today do not know what it is like to have a job, but some do. Our generation today is not focusing on money or their future they care about the present and what is satisfying to them. A LIFE 101 course would be a wake up call to many and help prepare one for their future.