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W ! SE Test

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Everything is a work in progress; nothing is perfect or finished, and there is always room for improvement. Technology can always be upgraded, the school system can be enhanced, disrespectful individuals can always ameliorate, lousy actions or issues can always be changed, and ignorance can be turned to knowledge. Currently, individuals are leaving school unaware of how to perform the tasks that await them outside of their parents care. Schools are not preparing students to live self-sufficiently once leaving high school. In order to resolve such issue, schools should require a standardized test on essential household tasks, a mandatory home economics class, and visuals that promote the importance of knowing how to do everyday tasks. It is required in many states, including the state of Virginia, that if a student wishes to receive a standard or an advanced diploma, they must take one economics class and take the W!SE exam. The W!SE test is given to the students after completing the economics class, and …show more content…

Students tend to face tests and forced classes with annoyance and unwillingness to learn. In order to grab the student’s attention, advertisements or visuals could be given to motivate them to learn during this type of class (“How the Power of Interest Drives Learning”). As stated by John Medina, students tend to pay more attention to visuals rather than words. “We are incredible at remembering pictures. Hear a piece of information, and three days later you’ll remember 10% of it. Add a picture and you’ll remember 65%. Professionals everywhere need to know about the incredible inefficiency of text-based information and the incredible effects of images,” (“Vision”). If a speaker comes and discusses the importance of home education and self-sufficiency, or there is a video about the topic, the more likely of a chance a student will be motivated to learn about basic life

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