Why can't the concept of high school be more inclusive?

Its an American game so im not surprised many elements are American even if it has an international audience. I don't expect Japanese games to include every culture either but its nice when they include aspects of mine or others. There are some nonamerican worlds, foods, dresses/clothes, festivals, mythical creatures etc Its not completely American. Not to mention any CC or mods you use. But why not share what specifically you want to see? I know I really want to see a Chinese or African inspired world personally.

@StrawberryYogurt Sure, it's an american game, but there was talk about trying to make it more inclusive.

What I want is more flexibility. Why not have a High School, no country attached? Allow the player to control what it has, and how it works?

Let the player dictate the school hours, let the player dictate if it is to be a private school or not, let the player choose the dress code.
Let us have multiple options, and fewer restrictions.
Don't force cheerleader, sports, or proms on everyone. Let them be controllable options.
Let there be a school dance, where the player can choose the dress code, the player decides if there is a band, a dj, or just a regular stereo. Let the player dictate the catering, whether it be a full sit down meal, or a cocktail buffet, or just a bar for drinks, or a table with a punch bowl.
Let the player decide what sort of dance it is. Call it a prom if you want, call it a blue light disco if that's your vibe.

Let a player have a supernatural midnight college for teens, with a strict dress code, a school formal featuring a string quartet, and the vampire waltz. With the only sport being croquet, and cheerleaders are for dinner. Where pottery class is on a Tuesday, and Fridays are formal, and homework is only on Wednesdays.

Let the player choose if there is a cafeteria, a tuck shop, or it's just BYO for lunch. Let the player choose if the the food served is pizza and chips, or frogs-legs, and cream of cauliflower soup.

School uniforms need to be an option.

From this sort of thing

https://5.imimg.com/data5/CA/AI/EP/SELLER-76577611/uniform-set-500x500.png


To the more basic styles, that are in 'school colours'

https://res.cloudinary.com/scentre-group-au/image/fetch/c_fill,q_auto,g_faces:auto,w_1200,f_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/zzgnkgna3r3g/2GTC3H4h7eskpAu1wt1wcn/d22eee636b8301c2552b6ef3b0d90265/aaaaa.PNG

As nice as any more control would be, we cannot even pick the seasons in our game which was something we could do in the past. The developers' "why not" will probably be the usual game limitations thing.

Granted, I am with you on customization. I want it in spades, but I do feel 4 has taken quite the step back in the God game genre.

I don't have every expansion pack - is there much to high school in the game, other than going there, doing homework, school projects and having an acting club? I don't think that's too American, sounds pretty much like my Eastern European high school experience, and I feel it's generic enough to be quite universal.

I think the school customization would be a bit much, it's not a school simulator and it's impossible to have everything in the game.

"Dannydanbo;c-17777002" wrote:
I don't want schools. I don't want to follow the kiddies to class.

I'd rather add a Home Schooling feature where your sim can opt their kids/teens out of public/private school and teach them from home. That, IMO, sounds more doable and reasonable and fun. You won't need a school lot somewhere in your game (or on a magic lot that doesn't show up on the map-I'm talking about you hospital, police station and lab), just add a few desks, a black/dry erase board and (I don't what one needs to teach from home, so, use your imagination).

I keep saying this but I am dying for a homeschooling option, particularly in the case of my Decades challenge. I think I'll make a threat about it with my ideas of how it could work, as a former homeschooler myself.

*Thread! Not threat! No worries EA, I'm not *that* desperate for homeschooling.

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17773591" wrote:
Its an American game so im not surprised many elements are American even if it has an international audience. I don't expect Japanese games to include every culture either but its nice when they include aspects of mine or others. There are some nonamerican worlds, foods, dresses/clothes, festivals, mythical creatures etc Its not completely American. Not to mention any CC or mods you use. But why not share what specifically you want to see? I know I really want to see a Chinese or African inspired world personally.

This right here but also when they did try to go cultural a little it also had backlash celebrating latino/hispanic heritage month they didn't like the clothing or it only got a variety and not all culture also just recently with the snowy escape it had some backlash where a group got offended which something had to be pulled from the game. The thing is I'm all for being cultural but you got to really know what your doing aka research nowadays to not offend anyone with anything.

"Briana2425;c-17778011" wrote:

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17773591" wrote:
Its an American game so im not surprised many elements are American even if it has an international audience. I don't expect Japanese games to include every culture either but its nice when they include aspects of mine or others. There are some nonamerican worlds, foods, dresses/clothes, festivals, mythical creatures etc Its not completely American. Not to mention any CC or mods you use. But why not share what specifically you want to see? I know I really want to see a Chinese or African inspired world personally.

This right here but also when they did try to go cultural a little it also had backlash celebrating latino/hispanic heritage month they didn't like the clothing or it only got a variety and not all culture also just recently with the snowy escape it had some backlash where a group got offended which something had to be pulled from the game. The thing is I'm all for being cultural but you got to really know what your doing aka research nowadays to not offend anyone with anything.

"American" high school is cultural.
Thus, they should avoid that, and go generic, with flexible options.

"Movotti;c-17778054" wrote:

"Briana2425;c-17778011" wrote:

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17773591" wrote:
Its an American game so im not surprised many elements are American even if it has an international audience. I don't expect Japanese games to include every culture either but its nice when they include aspects of mine or others. There are some nonamerican worlds, foods, dresses/clothes, festivals, mythical creatures etc Its not completely American. Not to mention any CC or mods you use. But why not share what specifically you want to see? I know I really want to see a Chinese or African inspired world personally.

This right here but also when they did try to go cultural a little it also had backlash celebrating latino/hispanic heritage month they didn't like the clothing or it only got a variety and not all culture also just recently with the snowy escape it had some backlash where a group got offended which something had to be pulled from the game. The thing is I'm all for being cultural but you got to really know what your doing aka research nowadays to not offend anyone with anything.

"American" high school is cultural.
Thus, they should avoid that, and go generic, with flexible options.

It's cultural but it's safe since they know what and how Highschool is out here they may go the safe route in my opinion they shouldn't put "American" Highschool but that's what was on the survey I just want an Education pack for teens and kids.

"Movotti;c-17778054" wrote:

"Briana2425;c-17778011" wrote:

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17773591" wrote:
Its an American game so im not surprised many elements are American even if it has an international audience. I don't expect Japanese games to include every culture either but its nice when they include aspects of mine or others. There are some nonamerican worlds, foods, dresses/clothes, festivals, mythical creatures etc Its not completely American. Not to mention any CC or mods you use. But why not share what specifically you want to see? I know I really want to see a Chinese or African inspired world personally.

This right here but also when they did try to go cultural a little it also had backlash celebrating latino/hispanic heritage month they didn't like the clothing or it only got a variety and not all culture also just recently with the snowy escape it had some backlash where a group got offended which something had to be pulled from the game. The thing is I'm all for being cultural but you got to really know what your doing aka research nowadays to not offend anyone with anything.

"American" high school is cultural.
Thus, they should avoid that, and go generic, with flexible options.

Lol if anyone finds anything culturally offensive in an American highschool made in an American game in America where disney alone has hundreds of American highschool shows it's a sign of the times ??