Same here. We also learned 10-key which is totally useful.

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Sep 23, 2020
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Name a critical class or life skill not taught in High School

Cougarclaw

9/23/20 9:02am

personal finance is a big one for me.

Cougarclaw

9/23/20 9:02am

My daughter took a PF class her sophomore year

coug10278

9/23/20 9:03am

I took a personal finance class too

KingDave

9/23/20 9:32am

Same here. We also learned 10-key which is totally useful.

hpcougar

9/23/20 9:40am

Happily my kids' HS now has a mandatory PF class as the poster above stated

gaspasscoug

9/23/20 9:15am

Required course in Utah now.

O Gaucho

9/23/20 9:24am

Has been for quite some time.

Soupie

9/23/20 9:58am

Mental Health

IceBlueCoug

9/23/20 9:02am

My HS child took a cc-health class that had a LOT of mental health info.

chitchatfan

9/23/20 9:05am

Women

DieHarder

9/23/20 9:04am

maybe they wanted a class that people could actually pass?

Cougarclaw

9/23/20 9:25am

Time management, basic mechanical skills, how to handle a firearm

Bar7h

9/23/20 9:06am

How to Not Ruin Your Life on Social Media

cougfanblue

9/23/20 9:10am

the section on 'Revenge Porn' probably didn't pass the school board.

Cougarclaw

9/23/20 9:26am

Typing, personal finance. Troubleshooting household repairs.

ReyOso

9/23/20 9:11am

I was going to say typing as well. Is that the case everywhere? I can't believe my kids' school doesn't teach typing.

cougfanblue

9/23/20 9:12am

Probably the most useful high school class I took.

ReyOso

9/23/20 9:13am

My son has had typing lessons in first and second grade.

Junior Deputy

9/23/20 9:14am

Utah has keyboarding standards starting in 3rd grade. Here is a link:

O Gaucho

9/23/20 9:25am

How to find, establish, & maintain a healthy, committed, romantic relationship.

Traveshamockery

9/23/20 9:15am

Gun safety, money management, marketing, sales, common sense

Jericho

9/23/20 9:18am

I got my hunter safety certificate in 6th grade. Lots of time at the range.

panacablue

9/23/20 9:31am

Writing. All kids suck at writing these days.

RugbyCoug

9/23/20 9:26am

I had a great college writing course. It was the first one that made me love it

Cougarclaw

9/23/20 9:28am

Same. Tech writing was, by far, the best writing course I ever took. The prof

Delicate Genius

9/23/20 2:34pm

Decision making 101: how to not be a Ute fan

D.T. Survivor

9/23/20 9:31am

Common Sense. Its not as common as some would like you to believe.

John Doe

9/23/20 9:35am

Isn’t it common sense that you can’t teach common sense?

Lieutenant America

9/23/20 3:49pm

Probability, economics, human sexuality, statistics, religion. Some are

valleus

9/23/20 9:36am

Interesting that a lot of things listed here were taught in my high school.

rad dawg

9/23/20 9:45am

Mine too. But that was 40 years ago. Seems I hear more about ideologies being taught nowadays and less life skills.

John Doe

9/23/20 9:51am

Im early 30's so it hasnt been too long but probably long enough to change.

rad dawg

9/23/20 9:52am

Vehicle maintenance

GA_Coug

9/23/20 9:56am

I think it would be useful to have classes that teach the basics of the common trades. Not only would this help at least

Zach Morris

9/23/20 9:59am

Social media / phone use safety and prudence.

bruincoug

9/23/20 10:03am

Starting a fire with flint and steel

SouthernCoug

9/23/20 10:46am

Reality.....Everyone gets a trophy

BYU Grounds

9/23/20 1:42pm

All of them? High School is near worthless

Lieutenant America

9/23/20 3:43pm

Logic.

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