Skip to main content

Reply to "The problems with education"

Money sense should be taught at home.

 

Altho maybe with all the credit people use nowadays, and am guilty of having done that myself, and the need to have something now, not save for it, then perhaps it could be added to part of the Maths lessons for a while so a new generation grow up with a better knowledge base to teach their kids, cos a lot of the current lot appear to not have it.

 

However, it really is a parents job to teach kids that just because they want something and want it now doesn't mean they can get it now or next week, and a bit of sacrifice and saving along the way to get what they want is needed. Again not a lesson for schools that's a parents job but they have to lead by example themselves.

 

A lot of the advice that is apparently being wanted to be taught at school is governed by laws and special qualifications are needed to impart financial advice.  Teachers have enough to do as it is without studying for extra qualifications to teach kids stuff they should learn at home.

 

One benefit kids and parents have nowadays is the easy access to the Web and the wealth of information available out there, that is if they bothered to learn how to research information while spending time moaning about studying some subject or other at school

 

 

Mount Olympus *Olly*
×
×
×
×
×