Bring back critical thinking skills, teaching kids how to think, not what to think. Bring back Daily Living classes that teach such things as avoiding credit card debt, how to make a budget, home maintenance, car maintenance, like how to change a tire, check oil. How to fix simple home repairs. How to purchase a home or car, how to balance a checkbook, savings and interest. Things kids need to know to help them navigate real life. Bring back civics and American history, so kids learn about their freedoms and rights and how a REPUBLIC works. Make trade schools great again.