Make Kids Leave at 18

[Jason76]

This seems harsh, but they should leave, even if they haven't prepared for it. This is to save them from pain later. You can't learn anything about survival, unless you're thrown out in the world.

You got to know how to:

• Manage money
• Keep good credit
• Use banks for life leverage
• Do basic car repair and maintenance
• Do basic house repair and maintenance
• Cooking (Well, this one maybe not because of so much pre-made food, but pre-made food isn't all good for you).
• Nutritional Knowledge
• Basic knowledge of the legal system
• Basic knowledge of child care
• Basic knowledge of medical care
• Basic ability to survive camping or camping like conditions like homelessness.
• Have common sense social skills
• Have basic physical fitness
• basic bicycle repair and maintenance

 

[Revolved101]

I don't think:

• Do basic car repair and maintenance
• Do basic house repair and maintenance
• basic bicycle repair and maintenance

Are very basic too be honest most Adults I know don't even know how to do this and half the stuff you mentioned let a alone a 18 year old. As for your topic I feel they are too young to be thrown out so fast after high school especially these days with the Job market being bad in North America and America.

 

[The Cat Lady]

Well, what happens if your kid decides to go to college? Are you going to kick the kid out and make them survive on their own while they're also trying to put themselves through college? Or will you let them stay a little longer so that they can focus on college and they can be successful when they get out of college?

 

[zappaDPJ]

Although I completely agree a lot of young people are ill-prepared to deal with a multitude of life skills I'm not so sure the cause is as has been stated. For example the number of young people who have died from drowning in the UK is on the increase because they were never taught to swim at school or by their parents.

I think a lot of useful skills used to be learned from parents at home but due to the time constraints and various other factors that no longer happens to the extent that it used to.

 

[Jason76]

I understand the opposition to what I'm saying. But I have faith young people would survive whatever dilemma, generally speaking.

Note: I wouldn't put out seriously ill people out of the house, like say those in a wheelchair etc. But I would have some alternative path that's similar for such persons.

Note: I wrote this because overprotection by parents and others ruined me. 😡

I don't think:

• Do basic car repair and maintenance
• Do basic house repair and maintenance
• basic bicycle repair and maintenance

Are very basic too be honest most Adults I know don't even know how to do this and half the stuff you mentioned let a alone a 18 year old. As for your topic I feel they are too young to be thrown out so fast after high school especially these days with the Job market being bad in North America and America.

We live in a harsh world and the price to hire repair people keeps going up!

Well, what happens if your kid decides to go to college? Are you going to kick the kid out and make them survive on their own while they're also trying to put themselves through college? Or will you let them stay a little longer so that they can focus on college and they can be successful when they get out of college?

I am very cynical about college learning before real world learning. Let people learn how to survive in the real world, and then tackle college.

Although I completely agree a lot of young people are ill-prepared to deal with a multitude of life skills I'm not so sure the cause is as has been stated. For example the number of young people who have died from drowning in the UK is on the increase because they were never taught to swim at school or by their parents.

I think a lot of useful skills used to be learned from parents at home but due to the time constraints and various other factors that no longer happens to the extent that it used to.

Well, this is idealistic thinking. A lot of people don't have parents to teach them things or motivate them to learn from other sources.

 

[The Cat Lady]

I'm not saying people shouldn't learn some real world lessons like learning how to change a tire on their car or balance their own bank account or managing their money to pay bills and so on. Those things are just as important......you'll need to know those things in order to survive out in the real world without your parents, or whoever raised you, helping you do everything. We all have to learn to do those things.

I'm just saying, there are some people who wish to go to college after they graduate high school in order to obtain a job that they're interested in, like being a lawyer or a teacher.

 

[Jason76]

I'm not saying people shouldn't learn some real world lessons like learning how to change a tire on their car or balance their own bank account or managing their money to pay bills and so on. Those things are just as important......you'll need to know those things in order to survive out in the real world without your parents, or whoever raised you, helping you do everything. We all have to learn to do those things.

I'm just saying, there are some people who wish to go to college after they graduate high school in order to obtain a job that they're interested in, like being a lawyer or a teacher.

Well, some people might have the self discipline to handle that without prior military training or something, and if they land decent or high paying jobs, they could hire people to do basic repairs and maintenance.

But honestly, how has college worked out for many young people? Where are the jobs after graduation?

 

[The Cat Lady]

Well, some people might have the self discipline to handle that without prior military training or something, and if they land decent or high paying jobs, they could hire people to do basic repairs and maintenance.

But honestly, how has college worked out for many young people? Where are the jobs after graduation?

It depends on what each individual wants to do as far as a career or a job when they get out of high school and get out on their own. Each person, the answer will be different and I can't answer for everyone else.

 

[Jason76]

It depends on what each individual wants to do as far as a career or a job when they get out of high school and get out on their own. Each person, the answer will be different and I can't answer for everyone else.

Plenty of young people are losing faith in college, wanting to go to trade school. It's a fact. So what's driving this?