Mar 9, 2021
To the Editor:
After the past two years of working with children as a social worker, I am recommending that public schools consider increasing their funding to implement more life skills classes. By incorporating these classes, students will be able to learn different life skills that include, but are not limited to, building credit, balancing a checkbook, learning about creating a budget, researching mortgage rates and insurance, learning how to file taxes, building a retirement and choosing the appropriate career path.
As a former student of our local school system, I am strongly advocating for more programs or classes for learning these life skills. In my senior year, we were able to have a company come in and they demonstrated the game of life. I attended Wareham schools my entire life, and this was one of the most influential activities I have ever done. I am grateful for the opportunity. During this exercise, we were able to determine what we wanted our