We teach business, but do we teach life?

Do you understand the process of buying a house, how much a baby costs, how to balance your bank account? I am passionate that we should all discuss bringing back to the forefront of our educational systems today the critical missing components of basic living principles. Basically, we have labored over teaching ourselves, algebraic expressions, geometry theorems, chemistry, world history, foreign languages, and on and on. But I ask you this, who taught you about your credit score, how to buy a house, the importance of marriage, the responsibility of having children, how to manage your personal finances, etc.? Read the rest of this entry »