What subject in school...

This topic was created in the Education & School forum by WarAngel79 on Saturday, January 6, 2024 and has 30 replies.
...do you think should be added to the curriculum worldwide?


Background: I saw this question being asked on Instagram and was curious what you all would add, if you could. It can be any subject that you think children worldwide could use, at any age. Maybe you could specify when it should be taught.
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Etiquette
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I think in “Personal Social Education” they should cover personal budgeting, information on rough amounts for bills, how the bills should be prioritised, how mortgages works, bank accounts, etc. Your normal “how to adult” stuff. They didn’t do this in my time.


Obviously it would be most worthwhile for the 15/16 year olds rather than younger kids because it wouldn’t be timely / relevant for the younger ones.
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Financial planning/budgeting.
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1-initiation to production process, logistics

2-how to run a company

3-how to run a household

4-history of the hidden mafias/real history: zionism, freemasonry, pedosatanism
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Research & critical thinking skills.


The number of people that either don't know how or don't care to try to look up even the smallest bits of information & instead expect everything to just.. idk, be magically dumped directly into their fucking heads, is astounding.
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Handling your finances, etiquette with the opposite gender (modernized), and how to do basic things around a house. Many of us unfortunately are the result of shit parents who had no business reproducing and lack those very basic skills. Thank god for “Dad, how do I?” !!!
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My 24 year old coworker ran his laundry and dishwasher when his plumbing was already backed up and flooded his house out - and was shocked by the result. There’s no common sense
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Posted by Andalusia
Research & critical thinking skills.
The number of people that either don't know how or don't care to try to look up even the smallest bits of information & instead expect everything to just.. idk, be magically dumped directly into their fucking heads, is astounding.
I would agree with this, and in the day and age of the world wide web......

classical logic about late middle school early high school--too many out there buy any bullshit without questioning

At about the same time, a course in ethics should be taught--too many today are beholden to "the ends justify the means".

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Posted by nanochip
….etiquette with the opposite gender (modernized)…
“Plz send nudes.”

“Would you like to come over to watch Netflix?”


What more do you need to know?
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Posted by Andalusia
Research & critical thinking skills.
The number of people that either don't know how or don't care to try to look up even the smallest bits of information & instead expect everything to just.. idk, be magically dumped directly into their fucking heads, is astounding.
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Posted by Andalusia
Research & critical thinking skills.
The number of people that either don't know how or don't care to try to look up even the smallest bits of information & instead expect everything to just.. idk, be magically dumped directly into their fucking heads, is astounding.


Hi. 👋 Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year, infrequent DXP visitor.
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Hi! I hope you did as well!


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The ability to understand and know how to do research on the internet. I know it sounds crazy, but so many people lack the ability to do actual research. They find one piece of information and think it's the be all end all, and that's if they are even smart enough to attempt to even research a topic at all. I think children should be taught how to specifically browse the internet for information, and use common sense to find information that makes the most logical sense. It's literally a super power imo. The ability of researching as many forums, videos, and articles as possible before making a real logical decision on what adds up and makes sense is so important imo.
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Posted by ATGR
I think in “Personal Social Education” they should cover personal budgeting, information on rough amounts for bills, how the bills should be prioritised, how mortgages works, bank accounts, etc. Your normal “how to adult” stuff. They didn’t do this in my time.
Obviously it would be most worthwhile for the 15/16 year olds rather than younger kids because it wouldn’t be timely / relevant for the younger ones.
This is a definite Yes!

My son told me that he was learning on how to write a check, haha. "Routing numbers vs. Account number" I don't believe many people still write checks but it's good to know the basics.


Business would be a nice elective to select in high school



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There are some great suggestions in this thread already. I'd add 1 or more courses on networking/resume writing/interview prep. I think considering the current labour market and the difficulties for job seekers, it'd be helpful.
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Hobo craft, how to survive as a homeless person
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Posted by Walk_on_by
Hobo craft, how to survive as a homeless person
You should partner up with people who specialize in plumbing and utilities, and sell patented information on how to make small shelters that come with heating and plumbing. You'd be rich. 😛
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Posted by poppyflower
Posted by Walk_on_by
Hobo craft, how to survive as a homeless person





You should partner up with people who specialize in plumbing and utilities, and sell patented information on how to make small shelters that come with heating and plumbing. You'd be rich. 😛
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You just shit behind someone's hedge
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Ethics, because the world is detoriating and there are a number of factors such as social media that

incentivices antisocial behavior.


System science, because again social media/environmental change/ toxic movements on the rise/

erosion of checks and balances turn the globe into a giant but small looking system of moving parts, where one part influences many parts simultaneously with self reinforcing trends that quickly turn into vicious cycles.


Medialiteracy for obvious reasons.
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For myself I would like to see more trades classes brought into the curriculum along with critical thinking skills courses from freshman to senior year that are completely mandatory.
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Posted by Maxianesque
Posted by WarAngel79
For myself I would like to see more trades classes brought into the curriculum along with critical thinking skills courses from freshman to senior year that are completely mandatory.


You don't get trades in middle school? But... that's like a basic survival skill. Like cooking 😅
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Not in Canada either
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Posted by Maxianesque
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Posted by Maxianesque
Posted by WarAngel79
For myself I would like to see more trades classes brought into the curriculum along with critical thinking skills courses from freshman to senior year that are completely mandatory.


You don't get trades in middle school? But... that's like a basic survival skill. Like cooking 😅
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Not in Canada either





This is awful. Where is all your tax money going?
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No idea. You'd have to ask our "capable" prime minister for that. There's a general feeling that the government is financially supporting the non-working class, and people who work full time are paying for it.
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Posted by Maxianesque
Posted by WarAngel79
For myself I would like to see more trades classes brought into the curriculum along with critical thinking skills courses from freshman to senior year that are completely mandatory.





You don't get trades in middle school? But... that's like a basic survival skill. Like cooking 😅
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Nope, they did away with most of them to make sure kids passed some bullshit state proficiency exam. As a former secondary school teacher, I think these are what's necessary the most.
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Posted by WarAngel79
...do you think should be added to the curriculum worldwide?
Background: I saw this question being asked on Instagram and was curious what you all would add, if you could. It can be any subject that you think children worldwide could use, at any age. Maybe you could specify when it should be taught.
1. Taxes


2. Basic finance courses such as how to balance a checkbook.


3. Financial credentials required for members of congress or President.


4. How Politics really works (double-speak)


5. How banks actually function, interest levels and credit cards.


6. Usury (this deserves its own category)
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Taxes and ethics.


If you fail the mark is against your name when your potential employer looks you up.


CCP standards. 🍿
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Posted by Maxianesque
Wow. Most of the things what you all wrote we get in the Netherlands in primary/middle school. Mortgage/bank is basic economics. Writing job listings with languages as we do an internship in middle school as well.
Most of the things all sound very normal to me.
Wish had a humanities class in primary school. But we have that now too.

We did the same basically. US tho. "Bank math" was a little in like 7th grade and maybe 9th or 10th? Something around there? You put cooking under trade, I don't know how much that counts here. I had "Home Economics" which taught cooking, sewing and other things that was a mandatory class. I had this in 7th and 9th as well. Mando both times. In 11th/12th grade you're allowed to do elective classes which end up being all types of trades (culinary is a choice as well) at a second school for half the school day. I took Graphic Design but there was HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), Culinary, Networking classes of some sort (I remember hearing about CISCO from a classmate), Auto Mechanics, Horticulture, Construction, etc.
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Posted by Maxianesque
Wow. Most of the things what you all wrote we get in the Netherlands in primary/middle school. Mortgage/bank is basic economics. Writing job listings with languages as we do an internship in middle school as well.
Most of the things all sound very normal to me.
Wish had a humanities class in primary school. But we have that now too.






We did the same basically. US tho. "Bank math" was a little in like 7th grade and maybe 9th or 10th? Something around there? You put cooking under trade, I don't know how much that counts here. I had "Home Economics" which taught cooking, sewing and other things that was a mandatory class. I had this in 7th and 9th as well. Mando both times. In 11th/12th grade you're allowed to do elective classes which end up being all types of trades (culinary is a choice as well) at a second school for half the school day. I took Graphic Design but there was HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), Culinary, Networking classes of some sort (I remember hearing about CISCO from a classmate), Auto Mechanics, Horticulture, Construction, etc.





"Bank math" here is also from 7th grade. We don't really have "Home economics" in NL, but more like "Basic Survival Skill Classes" (or something). We got horticulture and graphic design in primary school as well. Did you get like health and spiritual/religious classes in 7th grade or later?

In NL all of it is compulsory and after a certain year you get to decide what kind of "profile" you want to follow based on your wants/needs to get into the right school for higher education and university.



All the curriculum is pretty much the same unless you do a private/international school or ultra religious school. But even a private/international school wouldn't be that much different. Lots of expats opt for the national school system over international schools. Especially when staying long-term.



So how does that work there? It differs per state? Or what kind of school was it?


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I went to public schools. 7th and 10th grade you get Health classes. No spiritual classes. Curriculum differs state to state pretty sure.
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Literary analysis, but not so much "what does this author mean when he writes about lamps".. I mean, rhetorical statements, learning to detect biases, who the intended audience is, what kind of language is being used. As well as video analysis too since kids believe what they see on TikTok all the time. The internet is not so much a free platform for discussion so much as it is a processed piece of thought fed to the masses.

One person in a video makes a statement and instead of being objective, or having learned the skills to be objective, the audience is a automatically swayed because the nature of the video is to make you outraged or whatever emotion it's trying to get you to feel/think.


Gosh. If only kids today can grow up on national geographic and David Attenborough and then see this video (below) just to be like, "hey.. that's bullshit", the world would be less cancel culture and more, "I don't really think so.."





😂 Have fun dissecting that one children


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Home economics!

Cooking, cleaning, minor repairs, budgeting, and taxes. Understanding financial responsibility! Interest rates etc.

Seriously real life skills.


P.S. basic psychology with half sociology. With full chapters on brain chemistry, such as Pheromones, Serotonin, Dopamine, Adrenaline and Cortisol.

These chemicals directly modify our moods and behaviors in a deep and profound way.

This is why biology class on these are not enough. it's best to address it in psychology class in depth.

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Posted by Maxianesque
Posted by WarAngel79
For myself I would like to see more trades classes brought into the curriculum along with critical thinking skills courses from freshman to senior year that are completely mandatory.


You don't get trades in middle school? But... that's like a basic survival skill. Like cooking 😅
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Honestly I wish people were forced to see how others live. Yes, some places are definitely more privileged than others. So many stay in the same place and never experience anything outside their little bubble.
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