Hey Pandas, What Is Something You Think Should Be Taught In School (Closed)

Equality. Charity. Self-worth.

Informatics. I am surprised that nobody wrote this. Using a computer is crucial nowadays to do most jobs. And while most young people use devices like a smartphone I have met a ridiculous amount of them that don’t know how to use basic things like simple excel (not the complex part of it), how to format a device or things like that. Everybody should learn basic informatics, basic office (or similar programs), how to do virus scans, what advertisements not to trust, or how to format your computer.

That people in different countries are just that - People !

We shouldn't be judging all people based on their leaders, their current political systems or tiny radical subsets of their chosen religions.

e.g.
Not all Brits are brexit loving, right wing colonialists
Not all Americans are trump supporters
Not all North Koreans are isolationalists

In the US, we generally don't learn another language other than English until High School, or at least at the schools I've been to. But the US doesn't have an official language and it can be really beneficial to know a bit of Spanish, considering a lot of people speak it. We should start other languages earlier. I'm a freshman and I can tell you my name, what I like, what I AM like, and what I'm wearing. Why only English in a country with no official language?

How money works! Since people graduating high school are expected to decide what they want to do for work for the foreseeable future, let's teach them how much money you actually need on average. Like how much should you expect to spend on housing? Food? Insurance? If you want to be "comfortable" how much do you need? As a teenager I thought $20,000 a year sounded astronomical because I had no idea what things cost. I know not everybody has the same opportunities but let's at least give them an idea of what they're getting into!

Sex and drug education. The school’s whole discussion about it is “Don’t do it.”

Basic law. We are all held accountable to these rules, but must don't even know what they are.

That people are not above every other life form and that we should understand everything's place and value. Hence, not to kill small creatures like flies just because they are in the same room.
Also, to be compassionate and understand everyone's differences so that we nurture people who are just in it for themselves.

Things like how to pay bills and stuff. I wanna learn useful things, not another math function I'll never use again.

Social skills. Like dining, small talk, dancing, dressing and grooming. It will help keep them out of the basement and prevent incels.

What healthy and unhealthy relationships are about, and where to go to if you're in an unhealthy relationship, whether it's with your parents or a bf/gf. What consent is and what coercive abuse is.
This kind of information could save so many kids.

Ok, so I'm in the U.S., so this list might not pertain to your country, but here goes nothing. First off, definitely respect. I mean, I hear so many stories about Karens being b*tches and getting pissy when the world doesn't revolve around them and their selfishness. C'mon, be better than that.
Also, basic life skills like cooking, removing stains fabric, manners, cooking, etc.
ASL or your country's equivalent. Also Latin and a basic understanding of romance or slavic or germanic languages so you can communicate basic needs if traveling abroad.
This is specifically for America, but stuff like how the government works and how America is not, in fact, the best/most important country in the world. We have done some pretty terrible things and continue to do some terrible things, but we should own up to that.
And lastly, how to recognize if and how f*cked up, how to own up and admit that you f*cked up, how to apologize, and how to take steps so you don't make the same mistakes again. (This should be taught by parents, but I digress.)

Basic cultural anthropology. We'd have a lot less people saying that things are "traditional" that are not - that are actually new. And a lot less people saying things are new that are not.

For example, women being treated as less than equal: New.

Children being educated by society: Not New. It's a feature of every known current and past society throughout history.

Universal healthcare: Not new. In fact, that is traditional way of life for people.

Being allowed to die if you are poor: New.

Societies have rich and poor people: New.

Dancing and music: Not new. Other than some more modern societies with religious restrictions on this, every society known to man has music and dancing.

Marriage: Not new and not a religious construct. Every society has marriage.

Building forts: Not new. It seems to be a step in children's progress to build their own little houses at certain ages to practice for being an adult.

The truth and not the lies about things some people are talking about

Apparently we need to teach citizens from USA that they are not the only country in the world, that most other countries have access to internet and that the world does not revolve around them. It’s ridiculous the amount of people online (see this post as an example) who act as if only USA citizens have internet.

Universal kindness and empathy. Tolerance leads to acceptance which leads to understanding.

Critical thinking. Most of the school-systems around the world are authoritarian. We need to teach the kids the basic things, what we sure know about our world, because there has to be a solid basis, to get start asking questions, without sounding dumb. With a solid knowledge-base, however, critical thinking is a must-have, to move on.
Also, stuffs what you need for your every-day's adult-life. Like how to deal with taxes, renting an apartment, managing your own incomes, dealing with authorities in different issues, and so on...

Latin
It's the mother of (almost) all european languages and gives great foundation for learning further languages. Cultivates organised thought and speaking.

Common sense

incest. definitely