10 Life Skills We Don’t Teach Kids At School

5. Time Management

How to stay on task, to stay organised, and to remain productive seems to be dying skills in the modern world, where procrastination and distraction reign supreme. Many young people, even while in the midst of their important study careers, find it almost impossible to stay on point with the many distractions of the internet and social media. Despite this, schools don’t teach kids how to time manage, so you had better hope someone else does.

6. Communication And Etiquette

You wouldn’t think we’d have to teach children how to talk, but if you’ve spoken to a teenager lately, you know that there’s clearly something missing from the equation. Actual conversation skills, the spoken kind as opposed to the kind texted or messaged across the web, are seriously lacking at the moment, with young people being remarkably unsure not only how they should communicate, but also the etiquette of that communication.

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