Jack Moses

The school system failed us.

Here are 7 subjects every kid should learn that they didn’t teach us in school:

1) Meditation 

All of humanity’s problems stem from an uncontrolled mind.

Imagine the state the world would be in if every child learned to pause, sit with their thoughts, and detach from their minds from a young age.

We’d experience much more joy, freedom, and peace. 

2) Holistic Health

The obesity crisis stems from childhood addiction to processed food.

If kids were taught:

- How to cook a healthy meal
- The power of sun, sleep, and movement
- The difference between processed and natural foods

The obesity epidemic would be cut in half. 

3) Money Management

After 21 years in the education system, I never learned how to:

- Budget
- Do taxes
- Save for the future
- Invest in self-education
- Invest in appreciating assets

If kids learned these skills, maybe 80% of America wouldn’t be in debt. 

4) Self-awareness

Self-awareness is the key to all personal growth.

Kids should learn how to:

- Practice mindfulness
- Reflect on past decisions
- Introspect through journaling

Without self-awareness, our society will continue to drown in self-defeating, shallow pleasures. 

5) Social Intelligence

Most of the world is trapped in ideology and dogma.

If kids learned:

- Social skills
- How to empathize
- How to take multiple perspectives

Much of the fighting across racial, political, and social lines would significantly decrease. 

6) Habit Formation

Most problems in life stem from bad habits.

If kids were taught:

- How to form good habits
- How to break bad habits
- The science of habit formation

We would have a society of people on personal development journeys instead of destructive habit loops. 

7) Happiness

Happiness is a skill that can be learned.

But most people don’t know this.

If kids were taught the power of:

- Sun
- Diet
- Exercise
- Gratitude
- Friendship
- Goal pursuit
- Flow activities

The mental health crisis would be cut in half. 

While the education system has failed us in many ways, I'm optimistic for the future.

The Creator Economy will become humanity's vessel for fixing the education system through flexible curriculums, specific knowledge, and worldwide teachers.

Though esoteric now, education through the Creator Economy will become more mainstream as people realize its power.

Maybe a hybrid in-person and online education model will emerge in the future, but only time will tell.

But eventually, everyone will be in the Creator Economy.

7 skills every kid should be taught:

- Happiness
- Meditation
- Holistic health
- Self-awareness
- Habit formation
- Social intelligence
- Money management