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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Polly Dunbar

Late for lessons: 10 things we wish we’d learned at school

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If you’ve ever wondered whether you were absent from school the day everyone learned the art of successful adulting, you’re not alone.

More than 94% of parents surveyed by an education charity believe that life skills, such as managing finances, problem solving and communication, ought to be a key part of the curriculum, but the savings service Wealthify found that three-quarters of adults taking part in a study did not have the knowledge they needed to make good financial decisions.

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