5 Most Important Things Schools Don't Teach You - After all, can we truly feel good about sending young people out into the world if they can’t make and follow a budget, network in a professional manner, complete basic repairs, or have some perspective on what’s truly important in life? These skills and character traits apply to many facets in life and should be emphasized in an academic setting for students to learn and develop from. But they aren't. Perhaps some of these things are too subjective for schools to implement, worrying that parents would react negatively, but such a thought process is damaging and only impedes meaningful progress. Fact is, not everyone has the luxury of having supportive parents who impart their wisdom and life skills over to them. Some people rely on school to teach them everything they know, from education to social skills. To presume otherwise is myopic and unfair to these students looking for guidance. Implementing these 5 things to our education system wouldn't be difficult either, making it all the more frustrating that we’re still stagnant in 2015.