[Maru]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I do personally think that the school system is currently doing an absolutely piss poor job of setting up young people for the real world. Still pushing most kids towards academics (which isn't for everyone), still grades-focused rather than on a well rounded education, still pushing too many pointless subjects that are only relevant to people who actually want to pursue them further. Totally lacking in teaching basic, useful life skills like money management and how to avoid debt (and debt problems contribute MASSIVELY to mental health issues) and basic prep for adult life.

You just have kids leaving thrown into the deep end of an adult world and told that they suddenly must swim perfectly. No wonder people struggle.

Many people learned how to do these things before education was ever a major factor and taught themselves skills if that education wasn't provided out in the world. The issue here is that parents are not teaching these skills and they're shielding their kids, coddling them and removing all signs of discomfort, rather than preparing them for the real world.

Let's be realistic, the govt/education system/law enforcement already have enough on their plate and what they do have, they often do very inefficiently and very poorly. Yes, they are focusing on Academics, but are they even doing that particularly well? I would say not judging that the newer generation(s) know less than mine did (and mine was bad enough). These institutions were never meant to solve all the tasks we have given them today. The onus is on society to get it's act together. Simply put, we've become too dependent on our govt and these systems, and as a result, society has become very soft and isn't equipped to even deal with the milder problems... largely due to way our sheltered lifestyles.