(21 Dec 2015, 8:48 pm)Jimmi wrote Don't know why I said it shouldn't be demolished, I hated those lessons, it just seemed like a pointless waste of time and I have not been able to put anything I learnt from that lesson to use in my day to day life and there should certainly be more taught about paying tax, mortgages, finance and stuff like that, I know absolutely sod all about this and I have now started to stress myself out about it as I generally fear what I am going to do when I get older and have purely dependent on myself, this and a few similar things are keeping me up at night, no idea what I'm going to do in future, I know nothing about paying bills and when I hear people talking about mortgages, they may as well be discussing the topic in another language.
I used to feel similar whenever I viewed this thread, however, I've taken the time to read into politics and what has happened in the past, the different political states in different societies, and it's slowly become more understandable. However, I think it's wrong that it's had to be almost self-taught, it should be actively encouraged and taught in schools, as opposed to some pointless lessons. I no longer have an hour a week of RE, but for Years 7-9, an hour of political education could be very helpful in allowing them to find out more about the world we live in.