www.babylonufsd.org - Business Education

The "Donald"

on Business Ed:

Posted: 9/27/2005

Preparing Students

for the Real World

by Donald J. Trump

I read recently that the class of 2005 had the highest scores ever on the math portion of the SAT test--up two points from last year. That's great, I guess. But I still think we're a long way off from really preparing our high school kids for college, much less for the working world beyond college.

I know that school systems have a lot of educational ground to cover in those four critical years, but I think they're leaving something out if they're not offering a good introduction to business course in high school. Plenty of schools offer basic accounting skills if students already profess an interest in that area, but I'm talking about broader-reaching, all-encompassing classes that would really get students ready to tackle serious business prep once they hit college.

It's difficult to dive into college businesses classes without much of a background. In nearly every other basic subject--English, math, science, language --students have had a pretty thorough preparation by the time they graduate from high school. In most cases they hit the ground running in college with a solid foundation in basic skills so that they can start tackling more complex theories and higher-level concepts.

It's rarely that way in business classes, however. Students have so little preparation; they're usually starting from scratch, learning the most basic ideas. Yet, imagine the advantage that these future business leaders would have if they had the chance to develop business skills early on in their education. I think it's never too early to introduce students to business concepts. High school would be the perfect place to start.

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Department Description

Business Education is a broad and diverse discipline, providing elective courses that enable students to prepare for entry level employment, fulfill business-related personal responsibilities, and/or prepare for post-secondary course work. Many of Babylon High School’s graduates go on to major in Business/Management in college; Business Education courses provide an excellent opportunity to experience college-level courses, and earn college credit prior to making that commitment.

Students may earn up to 12 college credits for satisfactorily completing courses within the Business Department!

The Business/Occupational Career Paths are designed to ensure the correlation of business and marketing education and to provide a variety of options for students to meet NYS CDOS (Career Development Occupational Standards) standards.

Business courses are open to all students, regardless of the sequence in which they are presently enrolled. Students are encouraged to select courses which will enhance college and career opportunities. Upon completion of a sequence course of study in Business Education, the student will:

Acquire the vocabulary and practical skills necessary to function and compete in the business world.

Demonstrate a level of competency in keyboarding and computer literacy.

Have the awareness to identify sound ideas and methodologies as they apply to new information, experiences and situations in business.

Demonstrate an awareness of, and the ability to make, rational career and educational choices.

Have the ability to describe and analyze financial factors and computation involved in the development and interpretation of financial systems in the business world.

Develop self-esteem, social awareness, economic, technological and occupational competencies to meet personal needs in a social and vocational environment.

Business Clubs & Organizations at BHS

Business & Marketing Honor Society of New York State. Students may be recognized for their achievement in Business subjects by induction into the Honor Society.
DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America). DECA, an organization of Business & Marketing students, is the largest club at BHS with over 100 members. Each year members compete in regional competition to qualify for the State Career Conference and Competion. DECA has had several members qualify for the National Conference by winning or placing at the State. DECA is also a service organization whose fund raising efforts have benefited the LI Breast Coalition and the Marty Lyons Foundation, among others.
Student Store. Business & Marketing students learn and practice their business curriculum by participating in running the school store.

Business Education