Why is it at school the most useful subjects for life are not taught? Cooking is definitely up there. It may even be number one. Not just cooking as a choice once in teenage years, but cooking right the way through every year of school as a compulsory subject. With it would be nutrition. One goes in hand with the other. Subjects like woodworking, plumbing and bricking should also be included. Why should they only be the remit of a select few who can then charge the earth for their services. I know one thing. Were I able to do my own plumbing I'd do a hell of a better job than most of the plumbers out there. I'd want to do the best job I could. The same goes for all of these useful life skills which are so neglected. Then, and only then, once each pupil has tried out these skills should they be allowed into all the other airy fairy subjects schools teach. Geography, physics, English, math. If these subjects can't be tangentially learnt through practical application in real life then what is their true value. What level of chemistry is required to know water's boiling temperature? If pupils have an innate fascination with a subject then they should be given all the encouragement required to allow them to transgress into it. However, core subjects would be those which have value and use in real life. Or maybe I'm talking aloud a lot of twaddle. It's just an opinion an we're all entitled to our opinions.
But it would save on financial costs. Costs of getting workmen in to do work, and then on another set of workmen to correct the mess the first set did. It would give each individual a degree of self independence and confidence to know they do have life skills. Just as I once read, it takes ten years to become an expert in any field. So it goes to say, the possibility is each person could be an expert in perhaps five or six subjects during their life. Depending if they can maintain a passion to learn. To understand and constantly improve themselves. However sadly we don't.
It may well be the human brain has limitations. At some point it then reaches a boredom level and just then cuts out. The choice of changing career or being something different has got to come into play. Even if it means becoming a duck. Alternatively it may be a matter of finance. Or it could be it is better in the world to only have a few individuals with skills as they can always be superior to those who don't have such skills. This sounds like a form of social engineering. I wonder if there has been a sociologist who has thought this? If there has they sure didn't tell the rest of the world. Such information could cause a revolution. Nope. They probably told the ducks, after all ducks listen to everything but are pretty poor electricians, carpenters and builders.
The thing with ducks though, is they never know when there's a mandarin orange around the corner.
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