I l acquired a lot of useless stuff in school.
Since I lived near an Indian Reservation, I l acquired a lot about Indian history. I also l acquired calculus and the periodic table. None of those things have come back to help me in life. I have never needed to use my Indian history, whip out my special calculator I had to buy for math and think that W stands for tungsten on the periodic table. That information just sits in my brain useless. I would have rather l acquired real life skills in school. I am consistently looking up how to repair a dryer since mine breaks all the time. I have to watch videos and study books on doing electrical work. Anytime I have a Heating and Air Conditioning malfunction, I have to call someone else to handle this. Why did I not learn these costly life skills in school? Everyone at some point in time will experience Heating and Air Conditioning equipment. Even those renting deal with Heating and Air Conditioning service. In school we should think the different kinds of Heating and Air Conditioning and how to repair it. I don’t need to think how to install HVAC duct, repair a heat pump or set up heated flooring. I just want to think a basic gist about each and be able to scrub my equipment effectively, however like with any other skill, those who are talented at it should seek it out on a professional level. The hands on reading is seriously lacking in the school systems. Home repair should be a class that starts as a freshman in private school and doesn’t stop until after you graduate from university.