Teaching Self Reiance in School?

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With all this upheaval and uncertainty, what do you think of teaching self reliance in schools. Not wilderness survival, but basic life skills such as money management, basic DIY, gardening, cookery needlework, metalwork, mechanics and the such.
I realised some years ago when my son was at school how ill prepared for life our young are when they leave the education system. They are promised well paid, fulfilling jobs and a free and easy lifestyle. As we all know, this simply doesn’t exist. Most of us live a basic lifestyle and few have a job they love. As a family we made sure the children were taught these lifeskills ourselves.
I come from a generation where we were taught all these things and more, although at the time I would never have considered them essential. It helped that my parents also thought practical skills as important as academic ones. I thank the education system I went through and my parents on a regular basis because I can repair x or make a cake, or put up home preserved food. It also gave me the confidence to cock a snook at the system and go my own way.
Personally, I think we need to radically overhaul the education system and give our kids a chance at a life that is realistic and they can survive and thrive. After all regardless of what we all think, they are the future of this country.
Funnily enough as I have just finished typing this Michael Cove has announced a shake-up of the education system!