Where did you learn about the real world? (2 Viewers)

[Josie]

In our "year meetings" we were supposed to do useful things.... we never did tho. Would have been a good time to do these sorts of things

 

[Ranger Stacie]

i dont know jack shit about tax

 

[klh]

tax: money gov takes from you....
you know i always thougth tax was only in the old days in the old movies whrere some dude bullies you to pay tax...i didnt know it existed until i heard about tax packs and stuff....

 

[Raiks]

I've worked since I was 14, and at a rough guess, worked in about 10 different jobs. I moved out of home at 18. I learnt most of the life skills by just throwing myself in the deep end, from tax, superfunds, housing leases, insuarance, credit card contracts and car registration... It's not that hard to learn, it's just a matter of taking the time to understand it all, and you usually don't have to do that until you come to that situation.

 

[_Bushra_]

My mom is a tax accountant and she tells me things here and there esp since Im really interested about how the whole system works, shes a good source of info. Today, for example, she was talking about how her premium for the car has gone up and I would have a bitch about when I get my p's (HOPEFULLY! ) how much i would have to pay etc It was fun cus we went to maccas after yum!

 

[Omnidragon]

Thats what lawyers are for remember this is quite detailed stuff to be teaching yr10ers

Wtf? do you get a lawyer everytime you join an Optus plan or open a new credit card? You seriously need to learn about the real world.

 

[MonkEE]

One of the mentor at a professional experience program i was doing says that in life essentially it is about;

1 getting THE JOB.
2 doing THE JOB.
3 and something I forgot..

Simple as that.

 

[emiliieee]

lol and something you forgot

 

[Omnidragon]

One of the mentor at a professional experience program i was doing says that in life essentially it is about;

1 getting THE JOB.
2 doing THE JOB.
3 and something I forgot..

Simple as that.

Yea well his life will just be that, THE JOB
That's certainly not what life is abut.

 

[MonkEE]

Yea it is, Australia's main focus is economic development.

Plus, if you like what you do, you will never work a day in your life doing THE JOB.

 

[Omnidragon]

Ahhhhh.... I'm sure that guy's job is really going to stimulate the economy and help him lead a fulfilling life. Maybe it'll help you too.

Btw I thought Australia was all about chopping down poppies, especially tall ones. You're talking about a different country yea?

 

[naisAtoN]

In response to the OP, my school barely did anything like that. We didn't even look at how to write resumes. Despite our 'career advisor' (a random D&T teacher who was roped into the job) insisting we were never going to amount to anything because we were an immature bunch of losers, he never really did much other than printing off some Uni brochures and pointing us in the direction of TAFE and a couple of private colleges.

I think if the students saw value in what he was giving us, they would've paid a lot more attention. In general though, we didn't take well to wasting 20 minutes a week being shown things we had already seen on the internet two weeks ago.

On the other hand, I definitely would like to have learnt more about HECS, tax, Youth Allowance etc. for the short term and perhaps more about credit cards, personal and car loans, interest rates etc. for the long term. I think in high school it would be most beneficial to focus on the things that would most likely affect the students in the next 5 years of their lives. Considering how complex these systems can become, I think it can be very overwhelming for someone to be thrown in the deep the moment they have graduated from school.

Ultimately though, if someone really wants to find out about something, they will. The people who don't have enough initative to find information on their own probably wouldn't give enough attention to a class like this to benefit from it anyway.

 

[cirenasfailing]

Well when you're signing them sort of things, you're usually an adult who is already expected to know these things.
I found when i did my CGVE in TAFE that they tried to teach us stuff like that, more workforce and supporting yourself financially and emotionally related.

 

[SoniaAgg]

I learn logic about accounts by attending classes and rest experience i gained after working and following to my Father. if i get stuck in some decision I always discuss only with him and he guides me better.