Things they should teach you in school

[Guest]

inspired by some posts in the basic income thread

- how to change a tyre

- how to get a mortgage

- how best to get your deposit back from your landlord at the end of a rental period

[Zowhore]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

How hard it is to conceive a baby, in fact it’s very unlikely you’ll get pregnant after a one off.

Trying for a baby was a ****ing nightmare and so worrying as the months went on, all because you’re misled in school.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Getting a mortgage is easy - just cancel Netflix and your morning coffee from Starbucks

[delmbox]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Getting a mortgage is easy - just cancel Netflix and your morning coffee from Starbucks

all well and good but if you're still eating avocado toast then forget it

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Same sort if thing as the other thread then..

I'll roughly quote my daughter.. "they teach us how to pick apart Macbeth and conclude this means that because that person said this, its interesting but I won't use it once I leave school, I want to know how to look after my money, how to prepare for an interview for uni or my first job, how to start a business, how to apply for a mortgage and understand about loans because my mum said she's got bad credit so her car costs more I didn't know that was a thing"

Agree with changing a tyre too.

Kids these days don't seem too confident either, not sure how to change that but it's still not nice to see.

[Des Parrot]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

To set realistic expectations.

I was a member of an Apprenticeship Trust for Worcestershire and the biggest problem by far was the expectations given to the kids by the schools. I am a member of the bring back Polytechnics fan club.

[chrisp_1927]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

How much energy costs , an understanding of terms such as kwh.

Been so many quotes from people on the news along the lines of : I'm not putting the lights on because of the energy price rise. I'm boiling the kettle to fill the bath because the gas has gone up, I'm using candles instead of electric etc etc.

A basic understanding around the fact that modern light bulbs cost virtually nothing to power, cheaper to heat water with gas than electric kettle etc, would make a difference to some of these people.

Honestly think there are people worried about their energy bills so skimping on silly things like lights, while not realising that their tumble dryer is costing more in a week than lighting their house would for a year !

[Raymond Holt]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Totally agree with the stuff relating to personal finances.

Also agree with changing a tyre, but I'd extend it out to basic car and bicycle maintenance. Stuff like checking fluid levels, tyre tread depth and a couple of other simple inspection/maintenance tasks.

I'll add outdoors/geography skills to the list. World geography, basic navigation, basic survival skills etc. The forest schools programme sounds great but as far as I'm aware it's aimed more at younger ones? Be great to carry that stuff right through to 16-18.

[Tuerto]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Totally agree with the stuff relating to personal finances.

Also agree with changing a tyre, but I'd extend it out to basic car and bicycle maintenance. Stuff like checking fluid levels, tyre tread depth and a couple of other simple inspection/maintenance tasks.

I'll add outdoors/geography skills to the list. World geography, basic navigation, basic survival skills etc. The forest schools programme sounds great but as far as I'm aware it's aimed more at younger ones? Be great to carry that stuff right through to 16-18.

Ray, do what i did and get kicked out at 15 and they put naughty kids on courses like Mechanics, Gardening and outdoor pursuits

[Trigger]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

I'd have loved car maintenance and personal finance in school.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

How hard it is to conceive a baby, in fact it’s very unlikely you’ll get pregnant after a one off.

Trying for a baby was a ****ing nightmare and so worrying as the months went on, all because you’re misled in school.

Not sure about that one at all.

I wasn’t misled at school about this but my heart goes out to those who struggle to conceive. I was very lucky to be right on the other end of the scale, as you describe above.

[delmbox]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Not sure about that one at all.

I wasn’t misled at school about this but my heart goes out to those who struggle to conceive. I was very lucky to be right on the other end of the scale, as you describe above.

Thinly veiled I've got super sperm post IMO

[life on mars]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

The importance and how to cook fresh food for a healthy life and exercise.

Behind the key subjects OF English Maths , Physics , History , Geography and Biology

[Tuerto]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Thinly veiled I've got super sperm post IMO

Should've gone to a Catholic School. Sex Education was teaught by Nuns and mad R.E Teachers. Sex was only to be performed to conceive a child in a married relationship. If you wanted three kids and hit the jackpot on each occasion, then that would be it, three rounds of fun for an entire marriage.

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

First aid, in fact basic life saving, putting someone in the recovery position, using a defibrillator etc.

Agree with world geography, also UK geography, locations of towns, cities etc.

Basic life situations such as applying for passport, how to go about employment applications, housing applications whether rental or buying.