Originally posted by SVTNupe:
It seems quite an inconvienence when kids are off for three months at a time with parents who both work.



Originally posted by Davo:

Last I checked, the purpose of school is to educate people, not serve as a daycare (yes, I know it functions as such for a lot of people).




Let's be honest, in some capacity, school is a daycare and an educational institution. However, my point was not to put more of the parenting responsibility on the schools. Just to improve or change the current educational system to better prepare those for the real world.

Originally posted by Davo:

Originally posted by SVTNupe:
Don't you think it'd be more beneficial if students went to school year round with periodic (maybe week long) breaks? ... Plus it'd better prepare them for how the work force actually operates.


Don't know where you work, but I don't get to take week-long breaks every couple of months.




And I don't know where you work either, however I can take off for a week at time and I'm sure I'm not the only professional who can do that.

Originally posted by Davo:

Originally posted by SVTNupe:
And where is the emphasis on finances? In a world that revolves around it, very little time is spent on money management.


I don't consider money management an essential of education. I never had formal finance education, but I'm doing just fine. There are some things that take a healthy dose of common sense and some real-world experience to learn properly.



And That's the problem, no one wants to listen and learn. How can one say that learning money management, investing, etc isn't important when it's possibly one of the things you do the most when one does get out in to the work force???

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