from-student-to-teacher

roxannewright:

List of classes that should be required in public education

• Personal Finance (This is, I think, the most important one. I really think the state of America/wherever would be improved by learning the basics of finance.)
• English (with an emphasis on basic grammar, spelling and usage in everyday life. Not just book reports and research papers.)
  
• Current Issues (To create an informed populace and a basic interest in the world, to be taught to older students)
  
• Sex Ed. (No abstinence-only bullshit)
• Foreign Language (Of closest country maybe? at least.)
• Life Skills (Cooking, nutrition, family, basic medical solutions, work interviews, resumes, getting along)
• Personal Fitness (Not just “lets run in circles”, but “lets learn teamwork” and “lets see the benefits of fitness”)
• Computer Usage and Online Safety (The computer and the internet is a fully integrated part of life and children should know usage and especially how to be safe)
  
• People of the World (Diversity, etc.)
• Emotion Regulation(skills involving this for oneself and with others)
• Outdoor Skills
• Cooking Skills
• Community Service/Awareness Classes
• Etiquette/Manners
• Geography

Plus the obvious ones. Feel free to add. I wish I could do something to help integrate some of these into curriculum. And if nothing else, at least Personal Finance.