Where did you learn about the real world?

**Omnidragon** · 6 Jan 2010, 2:42 PM

Originally Posted by Korn

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** · 8 Jan 2010, 7:32 PM

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** · 8 Jan 2010, 7:45 PM

lol and something you forgot

**Omnidragon** · 18 Jan 2010, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**MonkEE** · 18 Jan 2010, 5:22 PM

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** · 19 Jan 2010, 4:23 PM

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** · 22 Jan 2010, 12:01 AM

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** · 17 May 2010, 9:43 PM

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** · 23 May 2012, 9:26 PM

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.