Many children use the term “adultery” to describe tedious and necessary tasks that all adults have to do, such as grocery shopping, cooking dinner, or doing laundry. Kristi Hardin, director of the school’s Family and Youth Services Center, told reporters the event was inspired by a social media post.
I mentioned the post that said every high school student should be required to learn basic adult skills while in high school. Students learned different tasks throughout the day, including how to use credit cards, balance the checkbook, change the tire, cook healthy meals for themselves, and more.
They learned many practical skills during the day and also listened to speakers from the US military and local police forces. One of the lectures dealt with two possible aspects of university life: depression and homesickness. Many students experience both after leaving high school and moving into dorms.
The goal was to ensure that students learned at least some useful skills that they could take with them after graduating from high school and entering college or the workforce. Many parents praised the school for taking a day to teach these skills. But some commented that they should still be included in class on a regular basis.
Hardin said that although the school offers various courses to teach cooking and other practical skills, students are not required to take them. However, the one-day course was the course that all students had to take.
