Anti-Intellectualism In American High School

Students are first introduced to the idea of anti-intellectualism in high schools across America through the promotion of careers, political correctness, cultural parallels, educational values, and curriculum standards like Common Core. These qualities promote a way of life that is similar to the way others are living theirs. With America turning towards a way of life with socialist ideals, those with different ideas and opinions outside the norm are being discriminated against. Students are being pushed to master concepts that improve test scores and grade point averages (GPA) instead of learning basic intellectual thought for the sake of knowing about the world. The American high school unknowingly promotes students with anti-intellectual thought processes and beliefs. An anti-intellectual is a person who resists intelligent people or intelligent concepts (“Anti-intellectual”). Anti-intellectuals take a more conservative approach by using ideas that are already proven to be true like oil being the best source of energy or staining a fence is best done by using a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. The goal for an anti-intellectual is to turn down new ideas and promote a way of life that is the same throughout the world. The belief in anti-intellectualism is counter-productive and slows down the development of new ideas. It destroys

The schools teach students how to select a career and how to be skillful at it. The mission statement of Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is, “To educate and prepare each student to succeed in a changing world” ( ). Notice in the statement that there is no evidence to support that the school’s goal is to establish a passion for developing ones mind, only to prepare students for successful careers. The high schools ignore the concept of exercising the brain for ones benefit and focus on making good