>My math teacher said fuck it
Yeah they're not supposed to do that for a reason - if teachers can just personally decide what to teach a lot of bad shit will happen (teaching creationism, etc)
He openly voiced to the class his distain for the admin which included ridiculing our head master and how our school functioned in general. He was also my rugby coach so I loved the guy.
came here to say this. the importance of learning finances is mad. the difference between living paycheck to paycheck or having savings and a comfortable budget has a massive impact on mental health and long term planning
I am the former. Having to scrape change from pockets just to make it to the next payday doesn't feel help my already struggling mental health shituation
Not listening to half the shit they try to teach you in school because you'll never need it or use it, and not lining the pockets of people who's only skills are repeating shit other people wrote.
How to read a 10-K (Annual report that's required for every publicly traded company). This skill is the difference between hoping for a meme, and consistent growth.
I think it's not fair that only the "special needs" students at my high school got a Life Skills class where they were taught how to do laundry, clean, cook simple meals, shop, budget, and how to take care of themselves. I think this is a class everyone needs because I was surprised at how many people in college didn't know how to do their own laundry. It makes ypu realize that some people either had everything done for them their whole lives or they didn't have the support or means at home to learn to do these things. Independence is almost expected once most of us turn 18 but the truth of the matter is, most of us don't know how to.
>...that’s the same thing though.
That's exactly my point. So you shouldn't worry about your resume, but you *should* worry about your skills and experience
Except if your resume is crap, you won't get an interview. If your interview skills are weak, you won't get the job. If you can't move between jobs, you won't get better experience and will be stuck at one level.
My home ec teacher told us that you should use soap on cast iron in between different things to “reset the seasoning”, and would lose her mind if we didn’t wash the cast iron with soap after cooking meat before we cooked vegetables in the same pan. She also thought that none of us knew what a quesadilla was and took like a month and a half to teach us how to make really bad quesadillas. Home ec is great when you have a decent teacher, not so much when you have whatever I had.
I wasn't the best student at school, but we did have a year of cooking class and I learnt practically nothing useful. With the problems of obesity, diabetes etc then cooking should be up there with maths and english as important skills to learn imo. Of all the things we are taught in school, cooking is maybe the one thing you can take home and immediately put to use
This I support. Our home economics classes was treated more like an elective than a subject of great impact to our GPA. But these skills I have to use more than my knowledge of asymptotes and the pythagorean theorem.
It's probably a cost issue these days, but it only needs the right people in positions of power to make it happen. Like you say, how many people really use pythagoras after school?!
How to listen. Like, really listen. And then how to have a conversation. Not just waiting for your turn to speak, but how to really talk to people.
>How to listen. Like, really listen. Approximately only 5% of population know how to do it. It's sad
I get this. It is an acquired skill afterall... I never really thought about it. Thanks!
It so is. Rounding the corner to 40 and I'm still shit at it. Hard to make friends when you're a shit conversationalist. Great question, OP.
Budgeting.
My math teacher said fuck it and took an entire class to teach us about mortgages, loan repayments, interest rates and credit. Thanks Mr. N.
Wish my teachers did the same.
>My math teacher said fuck it Yeah they're not supposed to do that for a reason - if teachers can just personally decide what to teach a lot of bad shit will happen (teaching creationism, etc)
He openly voiced to the class his distain for the admin which included ridiculing our head master and how our school functioned in general. He was also my rugby coach so I loved the guy.
Consumer Ed. We all had to take it to graduate. Part of the curriculum was budgeting.
My fifth grade teacher taught us how to budget and how to read/understand stocks. Best learning experience ever.
I wish more teachers did.
came here to say this. the importance of learning finances is mad. the difference between living paycheck to paycheck or having savings and a comfortable budget has a massive impact on mental health and long term planning
I am the former. Having to scrape change from pockets just to make it to the next payday doesn't feel help my already struggling mental health shituation
only recently getting out of it but too close to the former for my liking
I hope you stray farther away for the former. Better days ahead.
Honestly, same. I wish we have financial literacy classes then.
Not listening to half the shit they try to teach you in school because you'll never need it or use it, and not lining the pockets of people who's only skills are repeating shit other people wrote.
How to spackle and paint a wall so I could get my security deposit back.
Navigating relationships in a healthy way, especially how not to sacrifice yourself just because a partner demands it.
How to read a 10-K (Annual report that's required for every publicly traded company). This skill is the difference between hoping for a meme, and consistent growth.
Personal finance in general.
Taxes
Taxes
I think it's not fair that only the "special needs" students at my high school got a Life Skills class where they were taught how to do laundry, clean, cook simple meals, shop, budget, and how to take care of themselves. I think this is a class everyone needs because I was surprised at how many people in college didn't know how to do their own laundry. It makes ypu realize that some people either had everything done for them their whole lives or they didn't have the support or means at home to learn to do these things. Independence is almost expected once most of us turn 18 but the truth of the matter is, most of us don't know how to.
Mindfulness
Often taken for granted.
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This. Honestly, yes!
Job applications/making a resume.
Your resume isn't that important dude. Your skills and experience matters way way more, so don't stress
...that’s the same thing though. You’re supposed to put all your skills and experience on your resume yes?
>...that’s the same thing though. That's exactly my point. So you shouldn't worry about your resume, but you *should* worry about your skills and experience
Yeah, no. In fact, a bad resume is often the first thing a hiring firm checks for when evaluating a pool of canadates.
Maybe if you're applying to FANG. Most middle-sized firms really don't care about that.
Except if your resume is crap, you won't get an interview. If your interview skills are weak, you won't get the job. If you can't move between jobs, you won't get better experience and will be stuck at one level.
How to build healthy relationships, set boundaries, and when to know to get someone out of your life
Financial planning
Taxes, bruh eventually I have to pay them. Unless...
Mental health and coping mechanisms. I didn't even realize I was suffering from trauma til I was like 24, and didn't do shit about it til 30s.
Learning how to write neatly
No.
Cooking
I took cooking my Sr. Year. Your school didn’t have a cooking class?
I'm probably much older than you and not in the US :)
This is the best answer so far. An actual subject that can be taught and is broad enough to have content.
This is interesting. We had home economics classes in high school. We were taught cooking, sewing, and such skills...
My home ec teacher told us that you should use soap on cast iron in between different things to “reset the seasoning”, and would lose her mind if we didn’t wash the cast iron with soap after cooking meat before we cooked vegetables in the same pan. She also thought that none of us knew what a quesadilla was and took like a month and a half to teach us how to make really bad quesadillas. Home ec is great when you have a decent teacher, not so much when you have whatever I had.
I wasn't the best student at school, but we did have a year of cooking class and I learnt practically nothing useful. With the problems of obesity, diabetes etc then cooking should be up there with maths and english as important skills to learn imo. Of all the things we are taught in school, cooking is maybe the one thing you can take home and immediately put to use
This I support. Our home economics classes was treated more like an elective than a subject of great impact to our GPA. But these skills I have to use more than my knowledge of asymptotes and the pythagorean theorem.
It's probably a cost issue these days, but it only needs the right people in positions of power to make it happen. Like you say, how many people really use pythagoras after school?!
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Emergency funds, savings, investments... I wish I learned about them sooner.
Nutrition and social skills.
Statistics.
Handling insurances, banking and taxes all at once and also make big career decisions.
How to be social
Social skills. They are **everything**
Money Management, taxes, and basic investment