What's the point of taking so many classes, from high school to college, when we forget the majority of what we learned in these classes right after we are done with the classes? Aside from the upper division courses related to our major, when will we use the things we "learned" in all those years of school? (Not to mention some people don't even get a job that is too related to their major). IT can be concluded we waste those first 22 years of our lives "learning" a lot of things we don't really retain or need for our lives.
Why? WHY?! And, on the contrary, why do we NOT take classes about things that we should know, but don't know? (topics include: buying a house, filing taxes, healthy eating, communication, etc.) We all know what kind of things we have to "learn" throughout high school and through the first two years of college. Why does society structure itself like so?
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The knowledge taught at colleges can be applied to many professions, just that none of those is something you aspire to do (think about engineers, scientists, economists, artists, doctors, legal professionals, etc). It would be great if the school could let you design your own curriculum which includes only the things you're interested in, but sadly given the resources we have, it's not possible. The school has to pigeon-hole the students into various pre-designed majors, and every student will have to make compromises in one way or another. It is not that college shouldn't force the students to take so many classes, it's the society shouldn't force those who don't enjoy classes to attend college. The job market should've allowed those ppl to do career training, professional school, or apprenticeship instead. College was never meant to be the place to learn how to buy a house or file taxes. You learn those things by doing them, reading about them, or having someone with the experience to guide your way.
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