Generally, schools in the United States are organized aroundfour goals: Academic, Civic, Personal, and Vocational. The academicgoals are the knowledge and curriculum that we expect students tolearn in school (English, math, science, etc). With the civic goalswe want our students to learn about the American system ofgovernment and to learn the skills and attitudes to become informedcitizens (courses such as American government, social studies,political science). The personal goals help our students withissues such as development of personal talents (think music, drama,athletics, etc.), life skills (maintaining a bank account,economics, consumer information) and health (PE, health classes,biology). In the vocational goals, students learn skills andknowledge which will make them productive in the workplace; able toleave school and to participate in the job market.
Question: Based on this information, which goalor goals do you think are most important for our schools. Whichgoals should American schools concentrate on? Explain youranswers.
