I think a lot of other skills are being left out.

Diet. One reason that fads get so huge is that most people have no idea what a healthy meal looks like. They don't know what a single serving looks like, they don't know how much protein they need or how many carbs or how much fat. We're on the "food goes in here" level of nutrition. At least most of us know enough not to rub food on our skin to absorb the nutrition.

How to keep an excel at a job. I'm 37, so I'm biased I guess. But a lot of younger kids seem to not get the concept. They don't do anything unless you tell them to directly. They don't take on a project without being told to, they won't see something wrong and fix it. I'm not complaining, I get marked up in evaluations because I do slightly more than they do. But I hear these same kids complain about how they can't get a good job, how they're stuck in permatemp or other such thing. But check what they say. They're browsing Reddit at work, bragging about the minimum effort they give, sassing the boss, etc. if they knew what was expected, they could go far, but no one told them what's expected of them.

How to decide what to study in college. Most of the ones who fail seem to pick majors because it's interesting but don't seem to think about skills needed in the workplace or building experience. I'm not talking about doing expensive study abroad stuff, but join a club and be a leader in the club, be the treasurer in student government, work on student activities, anything more than just snog and drink. And know what bosses want in a grad. If you're picking just because it's fun, you're not getting skills, and not getting something that someone will pay for, you're gonna have a hard time on the loans.

Doing basic level repairs. I don't mean building a pc from parts or rebuilding an engine, or rewiring the house. Just being able to change the oil, set up a simple router and troubleshoot a pc, and being able to do simple home repairs. Saves a lot of money when you don't have to call someone for small problems.

Etiquette. I'm not saying we need to go full Emily Post, but the minimum. How to eat politely, how to hold a conversation that isn't cringeworthy, that you can't check your phone while on a date. Maybe proper dress for various social situations as well. Business casual does not mean looking like a bum, nor does it mean a 3 piece suit. And no, you can't wear miniskirts or other revealing clothes to work unless you're working in a bar.

The basic assumption that schools exist to create functional, successful people is in error. Since the turn of the 20th century, schools were designed to create a compliant and unquestioning work force. Teaching skepticism? How would politicians and priests ever continue to stay in power in the face of a skeptical population. With the end of most jobs and employment opportunities for regular people, schools are now nothing more than feedlots for the for-profit prisons slave labor camps, the only growth industry the U.S. has left.

Interesting article.

The writing style was to be desired though. I would think that for a topic such as education and the reformatting of the system itself, because yes it is awful, it should not exactly be dropping as it's first point "Let’s be honest: our education system is fucked." That set the tone from then on out. However interesting point of view and some of those I have not thought of before.

If the discussion of education ever gets brought up, this is always the video I drop because honestly it hits the nail right on the head:

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en

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