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US Politics 13w

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 “They need to teach media literacy” “They need to teach politics” My brother in Christ what do you think English class was for? Great Gatsby for fun? And history class??? Did yours not teach history past 1776? Like yeah our education should improve but…
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Anonymous 13w

is2g these are the same people who in high school were like “ughhhh school should teach us things that are actually USEFUL”

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Anonymous 13w

Oh oh oh also Civics class!?? Literally teaching you how our government functions???

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Anonymous 13w

Was it just me or did the teachers not explain the skills well/not translate them to real world use.

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Anonymous 13w

My minor gripe is a little bit more civics/government but yeah most people weren’t paying much attention in school and then complain it wasn’t taught.

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Anonymous 13w

“Why don’t they teach taxes” like my guy it’s basic math and reading

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Anonymous 13w

How about how to get and job and do your taxes. Or write checks. Or invest.

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Anonymous 13w

They were too busy drawing an eye 😞

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

LITERALLY

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 13w

Tell me why that’s optional in my area

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

No yeah the American education system is ass, I didn’t even learn that slavery was more than picking cotton until I looked it up myself

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Depends on your state honestly. In the south the generally color history with a very different palette and leave out many facts

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 13w

*they

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 13w

I am from Texas so makes more sense why they’d water down slavery

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 13w

I didn’t have a civics class…

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Anonymous replying to -> koozy 13w

Taxes are notoriously hard to do and understand. It should at least be an elective for people who want more understanding considered it’s important once we’re older

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 13w

1. who uses checks in 2025 2. I did learn how to write checks in school

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

It’s still important to understand skills needed for adulthood that some people have to learn the hard way. Even making an elective out of courses like that could be helpful

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Anonymous replying to -> koozy 13w

Well I do think financial literacy should be a mandatory course (many states have tried putting those measures to a vote but banks and lenders lobby against that) bc it’s not just about math but about the maze the banking and finance systems. I think a good extension of your point is that it really is just math and a bunch of jargon but banks and financial systems purposefully make things seem much more complicated to trap you

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13w

Well,,, that is your school failing you 😅

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 13w

This is why we should have more uniform standards

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