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
However advance human knowledge or technology is, students of today who may
contribute to future research or simply participate in the continuous renewal of jobs are
vulnerable to lapses in their thinking or reading
Lack of awareness in biases and preconception
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.