From Scott Adams:
During the time that 5th graders are learning how much a leg bone weighs, I have to wonder what useful information they are NOT learning. I wonder if anyone ever died because the first person to arrive at an accident scene knew the location of the Big Dipper but not CPR. I’m thinking it had to happen at least once....
I’ll bet that most schools don’t have a class on how to recognize bullshit when you see it. What could be a more useful skill than that? I have to wonder how many people who are able to name all of the past U.S. presidents have shaved their heads and joined cults. I’ll bet it’s a few.
If it were up to me to add some classes to the grade school curriculum, I think I’d put more emphasis on these skills: public speaking, risk assessment, bullshit detecting, social skills, decision-making, managing your own body, and influencing people.
And CPR. In case I ever need a 5th grader to revive me.