COMMONLIT
5.
What is the author's purpose in paragraph 12?
to persuade readers that a change in the education system is necessary to teach
life skills
to demonstrate how teachers can indirectly provide life skills instruction
to argue the importance of including life skills in school curricula
to provide readers with an illustration of how life skills are taught

In school, you learned that the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. You learned that Columbus arrived in America in 1492, and maybe you learned that he was a terrible person while he did it. You learned that force equals mass times acceleration. But you may not have learned how to communicate or how to manage your emotions. Rather, these life skills are simply hoped to become a byproduct from learning about Gatsby and why he wasn't all that great. Not everyone will grow up to become a biologist or an engineer, but everyone will need to know how to manage their finances. Here's 5 life skills that we need to start teaching directly in schools.

Explanation:

most likely you should find things like facts and important information to you understand. i hope this .

let's think

what are some attributes about yourself that has changed?

have you had goals that you've been trying to reach, goals you've thrown away?

how do you view your character; what or who has changed it?

what stories do you have about people or things that have changed you?

has religion changed you? an exciting event?

do you believe life has an adventure in store? do you believe it's meaningless?

try to answer questions about yourself.