Today’s schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world today. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In schools, students learn to analyse literature, calculate using trigonometry and understand how photosynthesis works, but often students are inexperienced and helpless after graduation when encountering the real world. It is

therefore

argued that schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world. I am a strong advocate of

this

approach.

This

topic is difficult though. Many educators believe that a school is supposed to teach students in subjects that they will most probably not encounter again post-graduation, so that teachers can develop open-minded and well-informed individuals. At the same time, it can be argued that schools should impart skills that would be applied in everyday life. Mathematics,

for example

, is supposed to not only communicate actual mathematics skills, but

also

teach logic to students.

However

, schools are supposed to prepare the youths for their lives following high school. Currently

this

goal is not fully met, as often students are unable to handle their finances sensible and

therefore

can often face significant problems. Schools that teach students how to survive financially could change

this

.

This

significant shift in the ideology of education is unlikely to take place soon, as the education system has been in place for too long to be easily changed.

Also

a change of

this

scale would be costly, as teachers would have to be trained and a syllabus for

this

potential subject would have to be created.

However

, in some countries,

for example

Germany, a community subject is available in which politics and finances are discussed.

This

leaves students from Germany in a better situation to deal with finances in their lives. In conclusion, training school students in financial matters would be very useful. Adding new content to the syllabus would require a significant amount of money, but the entire community would benefit from students being better prepared for adult life.