Why is teaching Shakespear important? As in compared to personal finance as a school subject?

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tammmy s asked:

I think that schools should teach personal finance because it is something we ALL use. I have never used Beolulf or any lituarture read in school. Maybe no one told me why it is so improtant.

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5 comments

kingfan19 on October 2, 2009 at 11:01 am

I never learned about Shakesphere and I turned out just fine. And what about Algebra for that matter? lol
monaccount on October 5, 2009 at 3:41 am

I think *both* are important. Shakespeare teaches about abstract thought, disciplined poetry, love, humanity, hate, guilt- all things that are very useful to talk about and study. Yes, personal finance need to be up there on the list, too!
Antek on October 7, 2009 at 2:46 pm

i don’t mind the actual shakespeare, it’s actually kind of enjoyable
so are the poems and novels and the stuff of english that require you to use your imagination.
but as for going into an exam, or for homework, and writing out loads of shite about the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio and how that affected the overall plot of the play or how justice is important to Scout etc….
it’s awful
it serves no purpose at all
the only use i’ve found since sitting the exam for that stuff is helping someone on YA with the same stuff.

and in my country we learn our native language too, as it’s been driven to near-extinction by the english. but instead of learning how to read, write and speak the language, we do poems and stories in it, thus allowing us to leave school not knowing a word of it. and the government are wondering why it’s going extinct……
420 Bunny on October 9, 2009 at 5:42 pm

I agree. My sister is an English professor.
We have this argument all the time.
trinlycan on October 11, 2009 at 8:03 pm

Both are important for a well rounded Education , English Lit gives you an appreciation for Literature . Personal Finance is Very Important , you would not believe the people I know that can not balance a check book , when I was in the Military I had a young troop whom I was his reporting Sgt , He bounced 5 checks , He had to attend a Finance Class when I asked him why He bounced the Checks He told me He did not know how to balance a Check Book . He was 20 years Old .