Assignment 8A - Solving the Problem
1. Selected Opportunity
- The opportunity I have identified is one to offer classes at either the university or high school level that teach curriculum pertaining to relevant life skills including politics, finances, and personal health and wellness.
2. Product or Service
- The service would be classes for freshmen in college or all ages as an elective in high school that would be geared towards teaching students a variety of life skills that are not currently taught in the academic classes. Some course ideas would be finances, which would give an intro to loans, debt, taxes, jobs, checking and savings accounts, and how to make a budget for yourself. Another course would be health and wellness, which would give an overview on how to not abuse common medicines, how to exercise for your body type, what kind of foods are best for certain diets, and basic cooking skills. The last idea for a course, would be one about politics, ranging from how elections work, what it means to vote, and how to do research on the political candidates and becoming informed on issues that matter to you.
- This would have to start at the academic level, meaning how much the class would be weighted with its GPA, what credit it would satisfy, and what kind of teacher would best fit the role.
Hi Kayla,
ReplyDeleteI think the components that you chose for this class will be very beneficial for both high school or college curriculum. I believe that there is an importance to understanding your health, especially while in college, thus creating a class that talks about this subject will definitely be useful for any college student. I really like the idea about adding in some information about politics, unless you are taking classes related to this subject you really don’t learn much about how the whole process works.
Hi Kayla,
ReplyDeleteI think that this is such a great idea because many people after college have a tough time adjusting. Many students have to learn to file taxes and learn how to cook. The creation of these classes will be greatly beneficial for students after college. I think that instead of having it just for freshman in college and high school students, I think you can extend them to all college levels. Also, these could be offered as after school, so people wouldn't feel as much pressure to take them and get stressed out about the courses.
Hey Kayla,
ReplyDeleteOnce again, great idea. Giving students a chance to practice and learn basic life skills is essential to growing up. It's a powerful tool to make someone feel like they can take care of themselves and in control of things. My only comment is that you should probably work on narrowing down who you want to target it, high school or university. Because then you could tailor the class and skills more to their necessities (because a high schooler wouldn't need to learn about taxes yet). But it's going great!