shoulda learned

i've often thought back to my school days.  learning precalculus, the stages of cell division, and the scientific names of animal species.  i temporarily learned history (long enough to pass the test), and never quite learned how to cross-stitch.

i do appreciate some aspects of school.  mainly, the social aspects, and some lifelong friends i found.  i appreciate having been forced to work in groups, read and write the english language almost properly, and seeing first hand in frogs and cats how the body functions and where the organs fit.  i learned how to kiss a boy in school, i learned how to pass notes discreetly, and how to take advantage of the fact that authority figures trusted me (a la, skipping school with a favorite friend while we were at "the opera" aka the movie theater and driving around raleigh in her car singing).

sitting at my desk, i debate the things they should have taught me.  for instance, how to remember to fill out my time sheet.  how to attract business leads via social media.  how to negotiate a bonus and how to set up a tradeshow booth.  a more detailed understanding of sex wouldn't have hurt back then, either.

i was perusing "the oatmeal" earlier and came across this series of explanatory drawings.  what we should have been taught our senior year of high school.

check it out.  and feel free to add to the list! (aka, comment)