It could also be assumed that students would learn this on their own time. You can see similarities in other areas - personal finance, taxes, and cooking are al

It could also be assumed that students would learn this on their own time. You can see similarities in other areas - personal finance, taxes, and cooking are all essential skills, but are rarely taught in schools. One argument for this is that, because these skills have plenty of publicly accessible resources and are relatively simple, students can be expected to learn them on their own. More complex subjects (ie, calculus, biology, etc) should be reserved for school, as students are unlikely to learn those on their own time, without a teacher / mentor.