i went to school in wisconsin, and while we never covered taxes, (well, filling out the forms at least, i am sure we covered the concept at some point) we talked bout voting, we did practice resume's and resume covers and letter writing and addressing letters, we did balancing a checkbook, we studied how loans and interest worked, and this was divided among mostly english, math, and FACE (family and consumer education) classes. it started in middle school and came up here and there in different classes through high school.
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I'm homeschooled, and my math class this year is pretty much How To Adult 101
Well, if you would ask your parents questions instead of sitting around like a useless, hopeless blob, you'd know most of this stuff. How can you not have at least some idea of how this stuff works by simply listen to adults talk or watching movies? Not to mention you have the entire collection of human knowledge at your finger tips.
high school today literally isn't supposed to teach you these things. It's purpose is to strengthen your math, English, science, and creative (art, music, etc,) so that when you either go to college or go out in the real world you have a strong basis from which you can learn how to write a resume or do your taxes. Without the foundation of high school you can't do these things. Resume writing, voting, and taxes are subjects you're supposed to learn for yourself by actively seeking out the knowledge. Stop complaining about how high school doesn't teach anything and either a)do something to change it or b)be proactive about your knowledge base.
TBH I learned how to do taxes, how to write a resume, and how alot of stuff in banking works, including how to apply for a loan in 8th grade...
...i live in Nebraska.
youtube.com/watch?v=8xe6nLVXEC0
*screaming*
...i live in Nebraska.