Useful Life Skills

by asahan2013British EnglishAug 8corrected by 5

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My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills. I concur with my mother's opinion. The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl. I want useful life skills to be taught.

我母亲常说，学校应该教会孩子实用的生活技能。我赞同母亲的看法。如今的孩子在数学和科学方面确实很出色，但他们却不知道如何更换灯泡或修理马桶。我希望学校能教授这些实用的生活技能。

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TNewfieldsAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

MORE INFORMALLY: I ~~concur~~agree with ~~my mother's opinion~~her.

NOTE: The original is possible, but it feels very "stiff" and formal.

~~The~~BETTER: Many children of today are really good at math/maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet ~~bowl~~.

BRITISH ENGLISH: maths / AMERICAN ENGLISH: math. NOTE: To avoid over-generalizing, I recommend adding the word "most." (Some children with low IQs might have these skills.) 注：過度に一般化しないよう、「most」という言葉を加えることをお勧めします。（IQが低い子供の中にも、こうした能力を持っている子がいるかもしれません。）

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Lav_ParfaitAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Overall feedback

The end since it’s expressing an opinion, “I think useful life skills should be taught” would be more natural. Good job 👏🏽

NogameeAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

No change suggested

Concur makes perfect sense in this sentence but it is a pretty rare word in daily conversation. Agree is more commonly used here

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

FM94Aug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught in school.

Overall feedback

The closest thing we have here is an optional Home Economics course in highschool. I remember they taught us how to cook and sew. I can probably fix a lightbulb, but not a toilet 😅

chris_tAug 8

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Overall feedback

Even in a professional setting, concur is almost never used. We would just say agree. Concur is 100% correct, just not super common US English it's math, not maths, but I know the use maths "across the pond"(United Kingdom) so it just depends who you are talking to

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Ed1975Aug 8
He wants UK English...
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Ed1975Aug 8
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India also say "maths"

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Useful Life Skills

by asahan2013British EnglishAug 8corrected by 5

Open to any feedback

~53 words

TNewfieldsAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

MORE INFORMALLY: I ~~concur~~agree with ~~my mother's opinion~~her.

NOTE: The original is possible, but it feels very "stiff" and formal.

~~The~~BETTER: Many children of today are really good at math/maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet ~~bowl~~.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Lav_ParfaitAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Overall feedback

The end since it’s expressing an opinion, “I think useful life skills should be taught” would be more natural. Good job 👏🏽

NogameeAug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

No change suggested

Concur makes perfect sense in this sentence but it is a pretty rare word in daily conversation. Agree is more commonly used here

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

FM94Aug 8

Post titleUseful Life Skills

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught in school.

Overall feedback

The closest thing we have here is an optional Home Economics course in highschool. I remember they taught us how to cook and sew. I can probably fix a lightbulb, but not a toilet 😅

chris_tAug 8

My mother often says that schools ought to teach children useful life skills.

I concur with my mother's opinion.

The children of today are really good at maths and science, but they don't know how to change a light bulb or fix a toilet bowl.

I want useful life skills to be taught.

Overall feedback

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Ed1975Aug 8
He wants UK English...
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Ed1975Aug 8
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India also say "maths"

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