How does school shape our perception?

Question

What purpose do you think school serves in society? And Does society need institutions such as school? Why or Why Not?

Answer 1

Truly, I want to say school is a place for parents to dump their kids while their at work, but that's wrong. In my opinion, grades K-10 are necessary to everyone but the last couple of years of high school are a waste of time. If they structured high schools to teach you what you absolutely need to know, in the least amount of time, kids wouldn't drop out left and right. Instead, they fill four years with a little bit of needed knowledge, and a WHOLE LOT of bull c**p. And I believe that's why kids aren't interested in completing high school, because it's a waste of time. Saying that, I also believe that college costs entirely too much money. Can anyone honestly tell you what it's all going to? And, of course we need schools, just not for as long as their trying to keep us there. Schools just need to be improved, the systems are still running the same way it did half a century ago, it's time to adjust to the times.