May 06 2011

Seth Godin: What’s High School For?

In his blog post today, author Seth Godin asks ‘What’s high school for?’

Perhaps we could endeavor to teach our future the following:

• How to focus intently on a problem until it’s solved.
• The benefit of postponing short-term satisfaction in exchange for long-term success.
• How to read critically.
• The power of being able to lead groups of peers without receiving clear delegated authority.
• An understanding of the extraordinary power of the scientific method, in just about any situation or endeavor.
• How to persuasively present ideas in multiple forms, especially in writing and before a group.
• Project management.
• Self-management and the management of ideas, projects and people.
• Personal finance.
• Understanding the truth about money and debt and leverage.
• An insatiable desire (and the ability) to learn more. Forever.
• Most of all, the self-reliance that comes from understanding that relentless hard work can be applied to solve problems worth solving.

Would you add any other desirable outcomes to Seth’s list?