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I am a product of the public school system. Most of my friends are the same. Naturally, I also have friends that graduated from private schools. On the average, it seems like my private school friends are in better shape intellectually and in life in general.

I have seen it many times, teachers in the public school system sending their kids to private schools. Frankly, it bugs the heck out of me. With a background in sales, I do not understand why a salesman would not use their own product. Likewise, I simply cannot comprehend why a teacher in the public school system would send their own child through a different school system. Obviously, I agree that private schools are in general (but not always) a better place to receive an education.

In general, though, there are many very important, very vital areas of life that are not covered in the course of a normal 12-year education.

We’ll start off with the Top 5 Things That Should Be Taught in Every School. If I knew these skills by the time I graduated from high school, I would have been a better college student and I would have had a more organized career path.

Next is another list of Skills Your Child Needs to Know. It’s a very similar list with more elaborate bullet points.

The last is from an MIT professor: 10 Lessons of an MIT Education. Gian-Carlo Rota has 10 excellent lessons that can be applied to life in general.

Although private schools provide a better education than public schools, that does NOT guarantee that every private school student will graduate and become smarter, be a better college student, or become more successful.  Surely you can find somebody successful who is near you who came from the public school system.

Become a life-learner, always paying attention for new things that can be learned each day.  Figure out what skills you have benefited from and teach them to your children.