Utilitarianism In High Schools

Utilitarianism is a long and complex word that means, essentially, the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. It’s a common policy for leaders to choose when having to make a choice that will affect two or more parties. It makes for a great default choice because as a leader, you have to take care of those you govern over, and you always want to include as many as possible when you take them under your wing. It became a highly debated topic when people started realizing that the minority of the groups were often subject to unfortunate circumstances while the majority often was taken care of. A similar situation has arisen in the educational systems of today. The rift between standardized subjects such as math and the arts

While there is a significant amount of people who participate in these activities, there is a substantial larger majority who doesn’t. If the question was to encourage the arts more, it might be agreeable. Yet, upon being forced into a set of curriculum that is not exactly required to function in an environment secondary to high school, it becomes essential to take in account the needs of the many versus the needs of the few. Alternatively, core subjects would be a hypocrisy to this logic had the state not require that schools take part in the common core program. Whenever you force something the minority supports, but the majority doesn’t necessarily enjoy, there will almost always be problems. Because most students don’t fall into the artsy category, it really seems unfair to those particular individuals have to participate in something they otherwise wouldn’t if given the

It’s easy to predict which students will interact and have an increased likelihood of becoming friends based on shared interests and morals. Forcing students to do something they don’t wish has a chance of exacerbating a harassment or bullying problem between those who enjoy the activity and those who don’t. Essentially, if a student thinks something is “dumb” or “irrelevant”, chances are they won’t think fondly of those who share the opposite view. Although it is an unfortunate reality, most in school is fairly close minded, and haven't been exposed to a more diverse way of thinking, so the change isn’t generally accepted by the student