Ask HN: What skills should we teach our kids to prepare them for the future?
I mean, specifically, what useful skills should our kids acquire that are above and beyond what they're likely to be taught in public school (before college). I don't want to hear about teaching them values, character traits, or philosophies. I am really just interested in hearing your suggestions for hard, tangible skills that will give kids a better opportunity to succeed. I'll start with a few...
- fundamentals of programming
- understanding/calculating risk
- important words to understand
- media literacy
- budgeting
- investing
- business start-up
- small business economics
- real-estate economics
- fundamental of robotics
- creative/lateral thinking
- critical/rational thinking
- system thinking
- study hacks
- memory hacks
- and...
- fundamentals of programming - understanding/calculating risk - important words to understand - media literacy - budgeting - investing - business start-up - small business economics - real-estate economics - fundamental of robotics - creative/lateral thinking - critical/rational thinking - system thinking - study hacks - memory hacks - and...