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This is one of the most frustrating things about our education system (in Canada anyhow). My experience in school was spending lots of time learning stuff that was designated as base curriculum, but essentially amounted to university prep level education. In fact, I would say that the bulk of the grade 11 and 12 math and science curriculum in my home province of B.C. is completely inappropriate for the 90+% of people who are made to enrol that will never step foot near a university campus. I would really like to see the senior high school curriculum, and the entire curriculum really, offer a more practical and life-based course load than they do presently. I have three young daughters and as of right now feel like if I don't teach them critical thinking early and often, it might not happen.

[QUOTE="Kmpkt, post: 35373, member: 206"] This is one of the most frustrating things about our education system (in Canada anyhow). My experience in school was spending lots of time learning stuff that was designated as base curriculum, but essentially amounted to university prep level education. In fact, I would say that the bulk of the grade 11 and 12 math and science curriculum in my home province of B.C. is completely inappropriate for the 90+% of people who are made to enrol that will never step foot near a university campus. I would really like to see the senior high school curriculum, and the entire curriculum really, offer a more practical and life-based course load than they do presently. I have three young daughters and as of right now feel like if I don't teach them critical thinking early and often, it might not happen. [/QUOTE]

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