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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE CONTINUING TO TALK THIS MORNING ABOUT LIFE SKILLS.
YESTERDAY, WE ASKED WHAT LIFE
SKILLS WITHOUT WERE MOST
IMPORTANT FOR AN 8-YEAR-OLD TO
HAVE AND VIEWERS RESPONSES RAN
ANYTHING FROM KNOWING HOW TO
SWIM TO KNOWING HOW TO MAKE
THEIR OWN SANDWICHES, TO JUST
KNOWING HOW TO BE POLITE.
TODAY WE ARE JUMPING AHEAD A
FEW YEARS TO SENIOR YEAR OF
HIGH SCHOOL.
HIGH SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO SCIENCE, MATH,
AND ENGLISH, WHAT LIFE SKILLS
SHOULD EVERY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
HAVE NAILED DOWN?
>> LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.
>> IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.
>> WE'RE ASKING ABOUT LIFE
SKILLS.
SKILLS.
SKILLS. WHAT IS A SKILL THAT THEY
SHOULD HAVE IN THE POCKET?
>> FINANCIAL LITERACY.
>> WHAT ABOUT CULINARY SKILLS?
>> THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO COOK
THEIR OWN FOOD.
>> CAN YOU FRY AN EGG?
>> ONCE YOU ARE 18, YOU SHOULD
BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> WE KNOW WHAT THE LIFE SCHOOLS
THAT THEY THINK THAT STUDENT
SHOULD HAVE.
SHOULD HAVE. WE HAVE A FEW HERE AT SOUTH
RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IN BEAVERTON.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHY I AM HERE TODAY?
NO PROBLEM.
NO PROBLEM. ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIFE SKILLS.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IS A
GOOD LIFE SKILL THAT SOMEONE
YOUR AGE SHOULD HAVE BEFORE
GRADUATING.
GRADUATING. >> WE SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT
HOW TO MANAGE MONEY.
>> I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY IN COLLEGE.
I DON'T THINK WE WILL HAVE THE
MOST MONEY.
MOST MONEY. >> FOR MYSELF, I AM LEAVING IN
THE MOMENT AND SPENDING
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> ONE THING THAT CAME UP IS
THE ABILITY TO FEED YOURSELF.
HOW EQUIPPED ARE YOU TO FEED
YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR
OWN?
OWN?
OWN? >>
OWN? >> I'M GREAT WITH A MICROWAVE.
>> MICROWAVE STUFF?
I'M THINKING ABOUT ACTUALLY
COOKING THINGS WITH A PAN MAYBE
OR A POT.
OR A POT.
OR A POT. >> COOKING AND GROCERY SHOPPING
MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
LOVE THE GROCERY SHOPPING.
>> I LOVE THE GROCERY STORE.
>> I FEEL LIKE I COULD FEED
MYSELF PRETTY WELL.
>> I THINK WE CAN PUT IT ALL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. WAS SOME BREAD.
>> I KNOW HOW THE SANDWICHES
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> WHAT ABOUT HANDY SKILLS?
ANY SKILLS THAT YOU WILL
BENEFIT BY WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR
OWN?
OWN?
OWN? >>
OWN? >> LIKE PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL.
>> ONE TIME MY DAD ASKED ME TO
CHANGE THE COLOR WHEEL ON HIS
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. >>
CAR. >> NOT EVERY LIFE SKILL IS
ENJOYABLE.
ENJOYABLE. >> I WOULD SAY SO.
>> A LOT OF CREDIT SHOULD BE
GIVEN TO THOSE SENIORS WHO
STEPPED UP AT SOUTH RIDGE HIGH
SCHOOL IN BEAVERTON.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL FOR
LETTING US IN AND THANK YOU FOR
THE KIDS FOR LETTING US HAVE
SOME FUN WITH THAT.
WE FELT BAD BECAUSE THEY SAID
WHAT IS A GOOD LIFE SKILL TO
HAVE BEFORE YOU GRADUATE.
IT WAS LIKE AN INTERVIEW WITH
THE JOB.
THE JOB.
THE JOB. THEN WE LOOSEN UP AND HAD FUN
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. THE VIEWERS ARE JOINING THE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. WE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION ON
MY KGW FACEBOOK PAGE AND LET'S
TALK WITH SOME OF THE VIEWERS.
STELLA, WE'RE TALKING TO YOU.
STELLA SAID THEY SHOULD ALL
KNOW ABOUT PERSONAL FINANCE.
HIGH SCHOOLERS NEED INFORMATION
ON TAXES, CREDIT CARDS, LOANS,
AND HOW TO BALANCE MONEY.
EVERYONE ON THE STREET SAID THE
SAME THING.
SAME THING. FINANCES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
LESSON FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS.
AND KELLY SAID THE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES YOU KNOW HOW TO WRITE
A HEART OUT THANK YOU NOTE.
>> THAT IS A GOOD ONE.
>> THEN SHE RAMBLES ABOUT
NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >> SORRY, STELLA!. HOW TO PUMP
GAS, HOW TO DRESS FOR
INTERVIEWS.
INTERVIEWS. HOW TO PARALLEL PARK.
>> THEY SHOULD KNOW A LOT OF
THINGS BY THE TIME YOU ARE AN
ADULT.
ADULT.
ADULT. >>
ADULT. >> I AM A SKILL PARALLEL
PARKER.
PARKER.
PARKER. I
PARKER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A
STICK SHIFT AT 45.
>> I CANNOT PARALLEL PARK WITH