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Strong writing skills are more likely to get you a job. This is anecdotal, but in my experience those who are forced to take math classes rarely benefit from th
by sillysaurus3 9y ago
Strong writing skills are more likely to get you a job. This is anecdotal, but in my experience those who are forced to take math classes rarely benefit from them in the financial sense you're referring to.
A financial planning course, on the other hand, would be immensely valuable. People should be forced to take that, not algebra. Knowing how to save money on tax returns, how to calculate a budget, software to manage it all... If school is being used for job training, then I wish it would train that.
- kermittd 9y agoI on the no required math courses train for non-stem. I completely agree! Of course since the argument can't be practical, ie you will use this someday which you won't, opponents talk about the importance of a liberal arts education and being well rounded.
- throwawayjava 9y ago> People should be forced to take [A financial planning course] No one should be forced to take such a useless course. Learn algebra and all the non-ephemeral aspects of basic financial planning comes basically for free. > Knowing how to save money on tax returns Talk about ephemeral knowledge! > how to calculate a budget ...is literally the first example used in a lot of college algebra courses.