• Landless2029@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    They need to bring back home ec (economics).

    Basic cooking, nutrition and finance. How taxes work, voting, credit, bills and even dealing with cops (be respectful, no sudden movements, know your rights, shut the fuck up).

    How to adult for kids who don’t get taught at home.

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      2 months ago

      Agreed. School focuses too much on stem. It should be there to prepare you for life. Go to Uni if you want to advance in stem.

      School should also teach other basics like taxes, finance and budgeting.

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        2 months ago

        And the S part of STEM is pretty important for actually understanding the issues facing voters (and our world)

        And the T part of STEM is pretty important for actually functioning in the modern world of computing.

    • Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      What is the EC part?

      Pretty sure we still do cooking and “how to operate a kitchen” classes here in northern Europe. In Denmark it’s “hjemkundskab” - basically “skills for homekeeping”

      Finances not so much though, that should be a class on its own