Kaylin Signor

Melinda Schroeder

English 101

11-23-16

Should Basic Living Skills Be Taught In Public High Schools? Outline

I.             Introduction

a.    Thesis.

b.    Where I stand (for).

c.    Outline of how and why these should be taught.

II.            Classes to be taught

a.   Basic cooking (how to read a cookbook, measure ingredients, not burn the pie).

b.   Money management (checking account, budgeting, insurance, taxes).

c. Car management (how to change the oil, check tire pressure)

d.   Job resumes and application.
e. Basic sewing (how to mend clothes, thread machines/needles)

III.          Proof 1

a.    College attendance grows, but graduating does not.

b.    Skills like communication, time management, and budgeting could help.

c.    One simple class could cover these.

IV.          Other side’s proof 1

a.    Easier to Google “how to write a check” than “Newtonian Physics”.

b.    True, but how often will you use “Newtonian Physics”.

c.    Other education shouldn’t be dropped, life skills should just be an option.

V.           Proof 2

a.     Home economics classes are disappearing as funding is cut.

b.    It’s simple to require just one class.

c.    Classes do not have to be required, but requiring them might force schools to keep them available.

VI.          Other side’s proof 2

a.    Parents should teach children these things.

b.    Why do parents send children to school? That’s right, to be taught because they must work.

c.    What about kids in Foster Care? Or who have parents that are in and out of their lives? Who’s going to teach them?

VII.        Conclusion

a.    Re-state thesis.

b.    Summarize pros and cons.

c.    Point out how easy one class a year would be to go over these things.

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