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It seems like a really popular opinion that school should teach “life skills”. But as someone who left school not knowing how to do his taxes, cook his own food
by mxcrossb 6y ago
It seems like a really popular opinion that school should teach “life skills”. But as someone who left school not knowing how to do his taxes, cook his own food, or fix my car, I can assure you that the internet is more than enough of a resource. School just needs to focus on reasoning about the veracity of what one reads.
- opportune 6y agoYeah. I think this is essentially a form of anti-intellectualism where people blame their own ignorance (on something with lots of educational resources for those who want to learn) on not being forced to learn it. Schools shouldn’t be expected to teach everything. I would rather teach students the math necessary to be able to compare and understand personal financial strategies/tools than have them memorize the tax implications of them