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Originally posted by sal View PostHuge portion of the adults are in debt, I doubt they will be a good role model/teachers to their offspring when it comes to budgeting, who need budgeting when there are credit cards...
Originally posted by Jog On View PostIsn't this a job for the parents?
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostYoung people 'need help with independence' - BBC News
Education Secretary Damian Hinds was launching a project teaching teenagers "life skills", such as budgeting, sharing a house or coping with relationship problems.
FFS
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Certainly one life skill to be taught about in school is debt.
Except for a mortgage, "never never" get into debt. Spend less than you earn.
Takes 30 seconds. Leaves plenty of time for how to calculate area of a circle.
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Huge portion of the adults are in debt, I doubt they will be a good role model/teachers to their offspring when it comes to budgeting, who need budgeting when there are credit cards...
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostEducation Secretary Damian Hinds was launching a project teaching teenagers "life skills", such as budgeting, sharing ...
Originally posted by original PM View PostIt could be included as part of the national curriculum - you know so that place where our kids go to learn all sorts of useful tulip actually includes some real life useful tulip.
I'm pretty sure that budgeting was part of Domestic Science when I was at school.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostYoung people 'need help with independence' - BBC News
Education Secretary Damian Hinds was launching a project teaching teenagers "life skills", such as budgeting, sharing a house or coping with relationship problems.
FFS
I know which one is more useful in everyday life....
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One only has to look around to see parents don't know much about budgeting or healthy relationships. The state shouldn't be teaching the latter but budgeting is just an application of basic arithmetic so seems a no-brainer to teach it.
As for nation service... you get told what to do and all your food and lodging is provided. I thought squaddies often found themselves bewildered when they left this lifestyle and had to figure out how to look after themselves? Isn't it genuinely a common problem for those leaving the forces?
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I'm too old for National Service, so yes, definitely bring it back...
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I taught 16-19 YO in an iTec for a couple of years. We had to have 1 session per week on 'Social skills'. We rotated who presented them and we had a book of 'suggestions'. I never once used any of the examples in the boot as they were all to 'rose tinted specs'. One memorable session I picked a local issue (the plans to build a low security prison near Guildford) which had polarised the locals. Two sides had to argue their case. Those that were forced to be 'pro' were by far the most imaginative as they had no source material to work from, the 'cons' just used the local rag. Out come was that it should be built.
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostTwo years in Aldershot being shouted at by Shauny to peel spuds like a soldier is unlikely to foster a sense of independence.
I thought parents were supposed to breed independants not dependants?
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostYoung people 'need help with independence' - BBC News
Education Secretary Damian Hinds was launching a project teaching teenagers "life skills", such as budgeting, sharing a house or coping with relationship problems.
FFS
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Maybe ..
Just fooking maybe
It could be included as part of the national curriculum - you know so that place where our kids go to learn all sorts of useful tulip actually includes some real life useful tulip.
Also where the fook are the parents at?
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Time to re-introduce national service?
Young people 'need help with independence' - BBC News
Education Secretary Damian Hinds was launching a project teaching teenagers "life skills", such as budgeting, sharing a house or coping with relationship problems.
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