The basics of goal-setting and motivation should be taught. The question of how to figure out what you love should be addressed (saying you should do what you love is easy, its hard to actually find out, without helps). Basic personal finance should be taught, without a doubt. Honestly? I don't care if students don't learn math or art or science (and if you know me, this is blasphemy), as long as they learn some basic personal finance. Back in grade nine and ten I had to take civics, career studies and learn to debate. All useful, yes, but none of them was as useful as some basic personal finance would have been. Oh well.
I knew this organization that wanted to send speakers to high schools and other clubs to teach about personal finance, I'll go join them.
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