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Before we can decide how to educate, we must decide what to educate.
I suggest that the two most important things to educate a person with are: character and social responsibility, they must be mandatory. I would further suggest that the following very influential subjects should be mandatory: economics, science, technology, literacy, mathematics and philosophy. Politics and religion should be optional.
Character. Good character is exemplified by striving for ones best, whatever the circumstances. Good character traits include: fairness, tolerance, forbearance, honesty, compassion, humility, industry, generosity, empathy.
Social Responsibility. Every person is a member of society and benefits from it, so they have a responsibility to society. Rights need to be earned with acceptable behaviour and removed for unacceptable behaviour, with freedom of location, finance, liberty and life as the last four rights to be removed. It is important that once rights are removed they may be earned again and that the less those rights are respected in others and oneself, the more they are removed.