Hi Amie, Yes our kids and young adults need life skill training!
I suggest some practical innovation here…Why not rely on community resources?:
-This training should be only recommended and not required.
-Students days are filled with the standard curriculum
-These are elective courses
-We want to push the decisions on these options down to the local communities as much as practical
-Communities are filled with a boat load of life experience and knowledge
-Public schools are run by a bureaucracy that should not be more empowered than necessary.
Therefore I suggest going to the community for much of this training…
Outside seminars, field trips, apprenticeships etc. could be identified and vetted by the school board and published in a “life skill bulletin” on a semester basis. In some cases funds could be made available.
For example:
Community Colleges could could offer courses
Financial instututions (banks investment managers etc.) could help with budgeting investing etc.
Healthy life style education could be offered by hospital clinics and treatment centers
Repair training/apprenticeship could be offered by local auto dealerships, Home service industry volunteers and Hardware Stores…
IMO I think that local community businesses are community minded and what could work better than helping out your future community members by training your future workforce and product consumers.
Also why not use the “Home Learning Builder” tutor as a self-paced training option?
I suggest it here: