Brainstorm

Quality of Teachers, Healthy Cafeteria meals, College preparation, Real life preparation, Clubs, After School
Programs, School Supplies, Safe Environment

Listing

College Preparation
Class and Time Management
Good Work Habits
Effective Studying
College level courses
Tutoring Services
Collaboration
Critical Thinking

Real life Preparation *
Personal Finance
Job Search and Resume Preparation
Street/ Practical Law
Critical Thinking/ Logic
Emergency Medical Training
Home Economics
Interpersonal Skills
Hybrid Nutrition and Cooking Class

Criteria

1. Students with basic personal finance skills can effectively search for jobs, prepare a resume, and behave in an
interview.
2. Well established critical thinking and reading skills
3. Develop Interpersonal Skills
4. Preparation for a healthy lifestyle
5. Home Economics

Observation
I cant perform a recent first hand observation or conduct an interview, but will rely on my high school experience and
my high schools newest course catalog.
Judgment
Hart High school does not adequately prepare students for the practical aspect of life outside out academics.
Evidence ( Counter )
Economics class on opportunity costs and tradeoffs of decisions
Cooking and P.E Classes
Critical Reading and Thinking Classes from Science, English, and Psychology courses
School Clubs and ASB for collaborative and interpersonal development
Reference: Students Guide to Critical Thinking by Bassham, Personal Finance by Gitman, Emotional intelligence by
Goleman

Outline

Although an economics class can teach students the principles behind supply and demand, and how people make
decisions, students do not receive a good understanding on managing their own personal finance and marketing
themselves in the job sector.
Preparing Taxes
Managing Basic Assets
Managing Credit
Insurance
Investments
Job Search
Resume Preparation
Interview
Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies
College Level reading and synthesis of material

Whether engaging with the rival high school sports team, acting under the proscenium arch of the theater, or
participating in club activities, students can share their experience together under the silent guise of just performing
the task each one is assigned, but these activities do not prepare students well enough to communicate and behave
outside the safety comfort of a school environment.
Camaraderie?
Public Speaking
Gender Communication Styles
Cultural Awareness

Im considering whether to write another two topic sentences for Home Econ and Healthy lifestyle or combine each
topic into one topic sentence. I think I need to finish my draft first to see how well I can include both ideas in one
paragraph.



Hello Albert!
I really love the topic you chose, it's so interesting and very true, there's just not enough real-life preparation in high
school. I thought your topic sentences were really well done and thorough, and the details were spot on. As for your
final comment, about wanting to combine home economics and a healthy lifestyle or make them two separate topics,
I think they'd fit very well together; it might seem a bit redundant to separate those topics. I'm really excited to see
your paper progress! I'm already hooked! Great work!

ou have some great material here, but I'd like to see a clear thesis and outline. Are you going to argue that a great
education MUST include classes that address 'real life' skills like finance, home economics, etc? Then are you going
to divide your paragraphs according to the classes and or skills that are essential to a great education? If so, that will
work. Just be sure to organize your paragraphs before you begin writing your draft.