Also financial responsibility, although that would mean more control over TV and sponsors.

Since it takes a village to raise a child, it shouldn’t just be up to the school.

You said,”parents do not have time to teach the children these things anymore”, how come?? Are they too busy doing other things?? This is the exact reason I have pulled my child out of public school and started home schooling.

I learned how to manage my finances on my own, figured out how to rent an apartment on my own, how to manage my apartment, how to write a resume, how to interview, and so forth. Although I have a slightly distant father, he always took the time to tell me what I needed to know.

Schools should teach some skills but I do not believe it is their responsibility to teach everything.

Several years ago I heard that a school in Chicago was teaching kids how to fill out welfare paper work..is that what we want for our kids..I think not.

We always want better for our kids but also at the same time don’t want to spoil them. It’s hard I know..trust me I know.

Now it’s “there is no money for schools” how long has that been going on? Too long I say. It’s time to really put a cap on school district spending..from teacher pay to the type paper they use…some will say that’s not fair to people who spend thousands to become a teacher..well here’s my answer..teacher pay is better than most jobs..you suppossedly took that career to help kids to teach and nuture the kids to become productive adults….to be a teacher is not the best way to become rich..if that’s what you are looking for..then..you need to go elsewhere…there are so many tax breaks and incentives for teachers it’s amazing they complain at all about pay…they knew what it payed when they went in and that’s that.

I wish I could be a teacher..But I can’t…But I see and talk to kids all the time..I tell them it’s fun now..enjoy it because reality will hit you in the face so hard you are going to wonder what happened.

If you kids don’t believe me..you can almost ask any adult..and they will tell you ….they wish that the only problems they had were how to dress and homework.

My Word Processing class went over how to compose research essays, business letters, memos, etc.

Though these classes aren’t mandatory in my school, they are offered. It’s up to the student to take the class that may help them in the future.

If parents don’t have the time anymore, they need to find it. Schools can’t teach everything; there’s only so many hours in a day. Parents still need to teach their children themselves, whether they like it or not.

But that’s just my opinion!

I interview people for a living, and I am surprised at how many adults don’t have basic table manners. They double dip in the olive oil, don’t put their napkins in their laps, chew with their mouths open, etc.