This!!!

"iT's jUSt mY opiNIoN!" No, it's not just an opinion...basic human rights aren't "opinions".

This.

Be a man. You must be swift as the coursing river

The USA is never going to be great until we have Universal Health Care. Too bad the insurance companies own our politicians, especially Republicans.

"Education" today is too focused on passing standardized tests to secure funding for the school, rather than properly educating children and young adults about the world they are about to enter.

It's a teachers job to teach kids academics. It's a PARENTS job to teach them life skills. All these things OP named should be being taught by parents.

Laws, basic medical care, how long food lasts... just how much do you expect schools to teach. Much of this complaint should be taught at home. Another cog in the ecconomic machine... high school will teach sciences and higher level maths, it opens the door to go much further, and many universities literally have degrees in entrepreneurship. We need an entry on this list about blaming society and taking no accountability for ourselves.

But you can teach yourself those things now, what with the internet and all.

A lot of things are learned by taking chances, getting messy and making mistakes.

In Japan, all my elementary students learn to sew by hand and by machine. Learn how to cook, where their food comes from. They learn history at local, national, and international levels. The system isn’t perfect by any means, but the kids leave school ready for life and a career.

Out side of taxes and laws, most of those things should be taught by your parents. However understanding some people don't have parents. A highschool course on life maintenance would be a huge plus for a lot of kids.

I'm sorry, but what this person says schools should teach is stuff I learned from my PARENTS. I'm sure it's hard to find the time to teach your children basic life skills when both parents have to work long hours to afford a roof over their head and food on the table, but this is not something schools can provide.

You know there's this internet thing.

Sadly these things used to be taught by our parents.

Part of education is learning how to learn, schools are not responsible for teaching everything an adult needs to learn.

i think some of these things should be learned from parents

It is the job of the parents to teach basic life skills, they can and do show in practise how all these things work. Lots of parents let their kids participate actively in running the household. But many parents listen rather to the wailing of their kids "booooooorrrriiiinnnnggg" and obey to their refusal to do their share of household chores or listen to advices. However, most of the things are covered at school, but pupils are not interested, because not necessary because pop and mom are doing it, so why should they pay attention? The tasks are divided: School is for getting your certificates to open the road to any job you want, parents do the life skills that let you survive your particular civilization

And the parents' responsibility is....?

Omg! So true!! With a California, US education, I knew nothing of real life until I lived it!

Thank the Reagan war on education. Stupid people are easier to control and they know that.

A was taught a lot of things like law and taxes in school, students that were in the room with me were not taught those things. It is a lot more difficult to teach kids if they have no use for the information at the time.

To this day, proofs are the bane of my mathematical thinking capacity.

This information is readily available but you have to put down the game controller to hear it.

Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd, good song!)

We also need to be taught the true price of things. I am a first year university student and Life is hard. I live in France and my mother don't earn enough so I have money every month from the government, which is nice but clearly not enough. I am learning the true price of things and it's tough : bedsheets, garbage bags, canned food... I haven't eaten meet/eggs/fish in since so much time...

I believe that every American teenager should take a class in home finance, which should include investments including home ownership, tax preparation, student debt and debt management, utilities management and household safety. (But what cleaning chemicals can you mix? NONE.) This course would help develop skills in math, reading comprehension, writing, economics and civics. In fairness, when I went to buy a home, I was very well impressed by how the government does help first-time homebuyers know what they're doing; my big screwup was waiting too long in the mistaken belief that I needed to save up a ton of money.

Skills like cleaning, maintaining bikes/cars, and handling finances should be taught in first grades of high schools for boys and girls. That would save them lots of agony later on in life when they have to learn it the hard way.

Considering everybody uses tax software in the US to file their taxes it's pointless to teach. It's all done step by step and you enter the dollar value from numbered boxes on the paper you receive in the mail (W2). Even if the software were to disappear they just need to be able to read the form.

School teaches no basic life skills

There is nothing selfish about asking for help and needing to rely on others. Even the hermits and most solitary people benefit with a little interaction with people once in a while, no matter how much they show they hate it. People go absolutely mad when isolated. Doesn't matter how introverted you are.

It should be allowable for people to choose death when they find it preferable to their medical options.

The concept of virginity and purity needs to stop. There is nothing wrong with not being a "virgin" as well as nothing wrong with being one. The whole concept is outdated

Not giving men maternity leave with his new child so he he can bond and help care for it with the mother/other parent

I reiterate, the USA will never be great until we have universal Healthcare.

My grandmother always said she was growing old disgracefully.

The pressure and scrutiny is real. Anytime I enjoy something and seem to do it well, a family member says I should sell it. Turn it into a business. Business is mainly about the administrative aspects, and you worry a lot more about finances and keeping up demand. But you have to get your start. Just because one or 2 people say they like your work and ask to make stuff for them, doesn't mean they actually want to pay you for it, nor does it mean many other people want your work. I think some people just say they want a piece of your work as a way to show they support your endeavours, but not in a genuine way.

I have a cell phone for my convenience, not yours.

Athletes are wa-a-y overpaid!

This is called sin sod, often confused with a dowry. A dowry is the brides family giving the groom money, livestock etc.

And hope that you have a decent life insurance plan to make sure your family is okay after you die

There are so many people of many different walks in life. People say you should work as a server to understand tipping culture, or work in retail to understand patience and empathy. But try working in a thrift store, or volunteer at a shelter or soup kitchen. You'll realize there's a whole aspect of life you didn't think was there, while meeting people you enjoy talking to but would likely move to another seat if they sat next to you on the bus.