Let them do their job and let me do mine.
But that's just what I think Ryn, that's how it should be, but I think that practical, real-life skills need to be taught at school as a safety net for those students whose parents don't feel the same way, who don't have the time, skills,resources or inclination to teach their children those things.

So I believe that it's very important that schools include that practical teaching as part of a student's experience. Or find ways to make other teaching relevant...fitting English skills into letter and resume writing, going to an international restaurant to use language skills, bringing an actual torn item of clothing into textiles, doing a budget in maths. So many students don't see the relevance in the things that they're learning, I know I certainly struggled to see how I would use teddy bear making and American history in my life.