Forget Algebra! We need rugby and life skills in school

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If you missed it on Monday morning on East Coast Breakfast, the team tackled the real
school subjects that life forgot to teach us — from doing taxes and managing
credit, to parallel parking and even understanding rugby rules.
Listeners had strong opinions on what should be part of the curriculum,
like queue etiquette (don’t breathe on the person in front of you!) and trolley
control (please, not the Achilles heels!). Catch up now on ecr.co.za,
under the East Coast Breakfast page.
28 Jul 2025 4AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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