Learning 2.0

What would I change about the public education system?

I am honestly not sure what I would change. I was a 4.0 student growing up and I always did well in school and never really struggled with any of the assignments or classes that I took. I don't know if the school I went to was really easy or if I really am that smart, but if I had to change one thing it would be having to take specific classes for specific things.

I realize that doctors need to take certain classes for medical school in order for them to perform their duty as a doctor and be well informed on the procedures and tasks that have to be done, but what if a communication student wants to take an anatomy class also? Can't that count for something? I think that the higher education system should require students to take a certain amount of upper division, lower division and elective credits in order to graduate. There should be a degree in "College Education." At the end of this course students would look back on the classes that they took and experimented with and decide which classes had the most benefit to them, and be able to use those classes to earn a degree that they will be able to proudly state that they graduated from college and took classes that are useful to them and not pointless classes that they will never use again.

Taking a class on Media Law was not something I wanted to take, and I don't anticipate ever having to use that in the future. I believe that is what law school is for; for those people who wanted to study law and all the in's and out's and stuff you can and cannot say in the paper. They would benefit greatly from this class, but for me it was a waste of time, because I already don't remember anything I learned. Instead I remember the number of hours I spent worrying and wondering about passing this class that I didn't want to take in the first place.

Giving students the chance to take classes they want to take will allow them to invest more in their education and actually want to go to class and learn material.