Re: 'Talkin' about our schools' [Village News, 3/11/10]

I would like to address one part of the lengthy mission statement of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD); “...to develop academic skills that will empower (students) ... to perform successfully in ... society.”

While I was a Calif. credentialed teacher I was told not to teach life skills by the administrations I worked for, only the curriculum outlined.

To perform successfully in society means how to figure out and live by a working budget as an adult; how to fill out a credit application and why; what an auto loan looks like and what it really costs to drive a car; what is invo...