What important messages or things did they forgot to teach you at school?

Question

If you could give advice to kids in order to prepair them for life, what would you tell them? What are the lessons that you did learn the hard way and you had wished someone would have told them to you before? What areas should be taught in your opinion that are ignored in school (e.g. communication, problem solving, learning techniques, visionizing...)?

Answer 1

Something concrete that is never taught to the college-bound student because they don't think they need it/don't have time to put it in the curriculum--is how to balance and checkbook and learn a little bit about the dangers of credit card debt.  I think that is why so many college kids are not only coming out of school with school loans, but are already deeply in credit card debt paying minimum payments with huge interest rates!! I think a basic course in finance should be a graduation requirement for all high schools!

I think note taking techniques are also not well covered.  They are sometimes taught for reading a text--the sq3r method or double entry...but not how to take notes during lectures. Kids have such a hard time writing/listening--lecture notes are grossly insufficient unless you get together with others and compare who wrote down what and try to piece it together!

I think there is a lot missing on the humanitarian side, but how to cover it--I don't know.  How dress/handle oneself when you go on an interview or go to a wake/funeral.  How being inclusive with all of your peers will only help you grow as a person and create a better environment for everyone--whether in school or in the workplace! Being open to learning different things--sometimes young people can be very narrow minded in their thought process...be open to listening before making up your own mind.

This is an interesting question.  Thank you for posting it!

Answer 2

Humility and altruism

Answer 3

They don't teach you what the real world is like.