High School Education and College Education

Life is a never-ending learning experience. We learn from the time we are born until the day we die. We learn from experience, from our caregivers, from the television, and of course from school. In elementary school we learn how to count and read. In grade school we learn grammar and mathematics, among other subjects. Once you enter the high school level things begin to change. In depth subjects are taught, such as calculus, biology and chemistry. High school teachers teach year long classes of these subjects and go into detail about the inner workings of these studies of interest. After high school a typical student goes to college and receives a second hand look at the subjects. It is here that one can grasp the fact that the education one receives in high school is insignificant compared to the education one receives in a college or university environment.

Take for example the subject of history. In High school you learn about the history of the world including...