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Half of those are things that parents should learn them I think the goal is to help boost the kids whose parents don't know some of the basics, like budgeting,

Half of those are things that parents should learn them I think the goal is to help boost the kids whose parents don't know some of the basics, like budgeting, balancing a checkbook, buying an appliance, typing, etc... The people who aren't doing well in modern society lack these skills, and teaching their kids is an opportunity to boost them out of potential poverty.

abdullahkhalids 2y ago
If you start teaching all the kids this, then the vast majority of parents will stop teaching their kids, because "school will teach you". This is fundamental human nature. So society ends up in a degraded state where instead of most kids learning these things well from parents and few not at all, you have all kids learning it a lower average rate. This is not the way. If some kids have lacking home life, intervene directly for those students. Don't take away responsibility from parents.
- WillPostForFood 2y ago
  It doesn't take responsibility from parents. If parents stop teaching their kids they making the choice. The reality is, in places this matters, parents already are failing to teach their kids, and where there are successful families, parents continue to teach their kids.
- smelendez 2y ago
  I don’t think that’s true. Parents read to their kids, play sports with them, show them how to make art, etc. even if it’s taught in school. I do wonder though if some personal finance, consumer research, etc. skills won’t be taught as readily thanks to the smartphone, though. Having paper forms or a checkbook out makes it easier to start a conversation
  - ajsnigrutin 2y ago
    How many parents actually teach their school age kids eg. math, physics, biology, etc.? (ie. the subjects they have at school)?
- __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
  The parents' job is to understand what is being taught in school and to fill the gaps. Either by teaching directly or by influencing the direction that the school is taking. There's no reason to make a list of school topics and keep it separate from parent topics (except perhaps in particularly sensitive cases, but that's now what's being discussed here).

abdullahkhalids 2y ago

If you start teaching all the kids this, then the vast majority of parents will stop teaching their kids, because "school will teach you". This is fundamental human nature. So society ends up in a degraded state where instead of most kids learning these things well from parents and few not at all, you have all kids learning it a lower average rate. This is not the way. If some kids have lacking home life, intervene directly for those students. Don't take away responsibility from parents.

WillPostForFood 2y ago
It doesn't take responsibility from parents. If parents stop teaching their kids they making the choice. The reality is, in places this matters, parents already are failing to teach their kids, and where there are successful families, parents continue to teach their kids.
smelendez 2y ago
I don’t think that’s true. Parents read to their kids, play sports with them, show them how to make art, etc. even if it’s taught in school. I do wonder though if some personal finance, consumer research, etc. skills won’t be taught as readily thanks to the smartphone, though. Having paper forms or a checkbook out makes it easier to start a conversation
- ajsnigrutin 2y ago
  How many parents actually teach their school age kids eg. math, physics, biology, etc.? (ie. the subjects they have at school)?
__MatrixMan__ 2y ago
The parents' job is to understand what is being taught in school and to fill the gaps. Either by teaching directly or by influencing the direction that the school is taking. There's no reason to make a list of school topics and keep it separate from parent topics (except perhaps in particularly sensitive cases, but that's now what's being discussed here).