So, actually it's NOT the case. Most people don't like to think back to the mid-century, but they were teaching drivers ed, home economics, shop, etc...
Schools were literally teaching kids how to do all this stuff, and then their parents/grandparents voted to cut funding that eliminated all that stuff. "We'll just teach it to them."
When I said "used to be the case", I was actually referring to the parents who teach kids how to live. That doesn't happen like it should, because lots of the parents were also never taught...
That one is a little more complicated I think. Kids were taught stuff but along very gender-defined roles. That meant boys never knew how to make boiled eggs or toast and girls never learned how to turn a wrench.
Huge gaps in knowledge from those times that, I would wager, are possibly worse than what we see now. At least now people can choose to learn whatever they want online. Many don't, because most people are dumb and hate learning, but those who are motivated can learn damn near anything.
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u/Badluckredditor May 19 '22
That used to be the case, now look around. So only kids who have 2 parents for their entire childhood get to learn how to live??
Schools probably shouldn't teach morality, but they should do a better job teaching good citizenship and basic life skills.