A lot of high schools do classes like this. My son took a similar class when he was in high school. It is supposed to help teens learn about decision making, setting a budget, learning to do basic shopping, cooking, filling out a job application, etc. My son already knew how to do a lot of those things because I believe that BOTH boys & girls need to know basic skills BEFORE they get out on their own. It is appalling how many young people CAN NOT fill out a basic job application, but I see it every day at work. Another class (my son didn’t take it) involved “adopting” an egg for a week. It is supposed to teach kids that children are a lot of work. The “parent” has to provide 24/7 care or pay a caregiver to babysit, things like that. If the egg got broken, the student had to write a paper on child abuse. It sounds ridiculous, but there are a frightening amount of young people out there who think a baby is like a toy & it isn’t until they have a baby that they realize babies are a LOT of work.
I am not interested in another “Tiffany is deluded storyline” so I hope this one goes by quickly. Tiffany’s cluelessness is funny for about one or two days, then it is just annoying (especially as she isn’t even the prettiest female character in the entire strip).
I vaguely remember something about TJ’s father leaving him money. It could be that there is a trust fund, but that TJ doesn’t use it on a regular basis. Helping a friend, especially a friend whose family has been very nice, is totally something TJ would do. In Texas, it can take up to a month for unemployment payments to start. I am sure it varies by state.
A lot of high schools do classes like this. My son took a similar class when he was in high school. It is supposed to help teens learn about decision making, setting a budget, learning to do basic shopping, cooking, filling out a job application, etc. My son already knew how to do a lot of those things because I believe that BOTH boys & girls need to know basic skills BEFORE they get out on their own. It is appalling how many young people CAN NOT fill out a basic job application, but I see it every day at work. Another class (my son didn’t take it) involved “adopting” an egg for a week. It is supposed to teach kids that children are a lot of work. The “parent” has to provide 24/7 care or pay a caregiver to babysit, things like that. If the egg got broken, the student had to write a paper on child abuse. It sounds ridiculous, but there are a frightening amount of young people out there who think a baby is like a toy & it isn’t until they have a baby that they realize babies are a LOT of work.