revised paper

Removing Unnecessary Core Classes

“Congratulations seniors, you have made it this far and your journey is now beginning. You will now walk into the start of a new life, a career, adulthood and salary pay.” That is a short glimpse of what is announced at an high school graduation, a small speech allowing people to think that going into college is total preparation for a career, but it doesn’t mention the unnecessary segments that the state or university requires. The core classes that the majority of times has nothing to do with the field one may be pursuing. Twelve years are spent on stepping up ladders of each subject; algebra, geometry, pre calculus, calculus, trigonometry, biology, chemistry, genetics, social studies, history, government and on and on. So why is it that the college curriculum in the state of Texas wants to add on to the ladder? Coming into college students should be able to start the ladder of their major or career, and work strictly on their degree. Not repeating math, science and social studies and then on to classes that are actually needed. Therefore the state should slash the requirement of unneeded core classes unless it contributes to the career they are seeking.

In the state of Texas, there is a higher education coordinating board that maps out the required courses for Texas college students. Each degree has a different set of requires courses that are transferable to any Texas University. As an example, early education (EC-4^th grade) majors on the state of Texas at the University of Houston are required by state to take eighteen hours of classes that does not enhance or benefit an early childhood educator. The University requires forty-two hours of repeated high school courses in addition to fine arts in humanities, again a dose of unnecessary classes. Therefore, before moving on to the classes an educator needs, sixty hours has to be done first. Meaning each education major has to pay for repeated classes and unneeded classes. Why teach them in college if it is already taught in high school. When is an elementary student ever introduced to statistics or geology?