I feel like it is a mistake to assume all families will teach (or know) these skills. It seems like that assumption could perpetuate inequality. I was fortunate enough to be raised by two parents in a stable environment but that wasn't the case for some of my friends and cousins. They ask me for advice on buying a car, getting a mortgage, building credit, investing, etc. Some don't even understand why you would save money ("Isn't that what social security is for?"). They call me "the adult" but I was just lucky enough to have a father familiar with these concepts and willing to talk about them.

Parents and families are not always brimming with the time or energy or knowledge needed.

Where do you draw the line between basic life skills that schools ought to teach you and the skills that parents should teach you? And why is the idea of overlap a bad one?

How do you clearly divide this list into scholastic and familial responsibility, such that most people (let's say in America) will agree to it?

* English

* Literature

* History

* Rhetoric

* Civics

* Health education

* Sex education

* Mathematics

* Chemistry

* Physics

* Music

* Economics