I think everyone would admit that we are living in challenging times. What suited one generation won’t work in the next. Teaching home economics may sound extremely user friendly, however our young people are splitting up after their chasanas not because they can’t get a meal on the table, but because they just dont have the tools to understand what marriage is about. As one who is called upon to council young couples when they feel their marriage is crumbling, permit me to say that our schools often missing the plot altogether. The young people need to be stimulated in their will to build a true Torah home, and this needs more inspiration from our teachers while the young are growing up. The basic tools of midas tovas are missing in many, not because they are hardhearted, chas vesholom, our kids are sweet, no its because they just were not inspired by their parents and teachers. They come into real life empty of understanding of what life is, and tragically the results are staring us all in the face. It is time for the parents to ask real questions of their schools. What are you giving my kids for the future? Are they growing in Yiddishkiet or are the schools just ticking the boxes?