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?

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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

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argued that schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world.

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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

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in everyday life. Mathematics,

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

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teach logic to students.

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

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

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

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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.

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a change of

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

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potential subject would have to be created.

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, in some countries,

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

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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.