My 8th graders once asked me why I don't teach them how to file taxes.
That's not what English is for, I told them. You thank me that you can actually read what is on your tax form. But then I go and pay someone to do my taxes for me, so really, they kind of had a point.
Check out this article; http://www.spinedu.com/top-5-life-skills-schools-teach/#.U77Wk0B0aSo
What life skills are schools failing to teach students, and is it the job of schools to teach those life skills?
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