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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by balderdash9 to c/[email protected]
 

EDIT: A lot of you are reading into the tweet while still somehow agreeing with the overall message. No one is saying we should eliminate music programs or that we should teach toddlers about healthcare plans. The tweet is making this thing called a --checks notes-- joke, that also conveys the message that schools could teach more practical skills that young adults will need going forward.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Did you guys not have at least basic lessons about how your country works? And were they from the same teacher who did primary school music lessons?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We have classes that teach how the government works, although they're usually taught by football coaches who would rather teach PE.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

And they only cover the technical way that the government theoretically works, not the backroom deals and bribery that actually runs the government.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had to take a "home economics" class in highschool. However, you could test out of it. I was unaware that you could do this, so I had to take it. They taught us the very basic us tax form, how to write a resume, how to write a check (yes I'm old). It was very remedial stuff that can easily be learned if you need to know it. The 1040EZ tax form is for someone with a regular job and it has a set of instructions that goes with it. In fact, all us tax forms have a separate instruction sheet unless you have a very niche problem such as repayment of unemployment income or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well shit, our home ec just had us learn to sew and make really shitty pretzels.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure you just don't remember the full course? Ours did sewing and cooking but also how to write a check, budget, etc. There was also a section on interpersonal relationships and a section on nutrition. We made cinnamon rolls instead of pretzels though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In my school, what you are describing was in a personal finance class, what the parent comment is describing was called home ec. The personal finance class was required and home ec was not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I don't think we had a personal finance class, but if so, I didn't take it. My home ec class covered budgeting, sewing, cooking, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, safe sex, etc. Home ec was required. We baked once and sewed one project.

We also had an elective domestic arts class that was half sewing and half cooking. The cooking portion had us make a different recipe every week. The sewing portion had us sew hoodies, pajama pants, embroidery, etc. If you didn't take domestic arts, then you had to take CAD.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

We did, and no they weren't. But a lot of people don't pay attention in school, and don't remember what they're taught.