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As a parent I clearly saw 3 things that would have given my kids an unfair advantage in their adult life: 1. The foundations of the American legal system - the
by MikePlacid 4y ago
As a parent I clearly saw 3 things that would have given my kids an unfair advantage in their adult life:
1. The foundations of the American legal system - the Mock Trial club took care of that.
2. Financial literacy - I was lazy so I’ve just thrown them some book, like Motley Fool or something. That was enough - for these exact 3 kids. But I can imagine adding some fun in financial course, you can run some mock (or real if you are not scared) investment club etc. The real life issues need not be dull.
3. Learning to fly a small plane - but I’ve realized the advantages of this skill too late, when my friend was flying me from my home to my summer house - over endless lines of stalled traffic…
- throw0101a 4y ago> 2. Financial literacy - I was lazy so I’ve just thrown them some book, like Motley Fool or something. That was enough - for these exact 3 kids. The knowledge that most people need for personal finance can fit on an index card: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Index_Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Index_Card
- prepend 4y ago> an unfair advantage in their adult life How are those unfair advantages? They seem pretty fair.