Majority of students think teachers aren't adequately preparing them for future, new study shows

The vast majority of teenagers think teachers aren't preparing them for the future, while some faculty disagree, according to a new study presented at Jerusalem's first international education conference, "EduNation 2026," earlier this week.While 87% of teenagers and 76% of parents believe the education system does not prepare students for the future, or prepares them only to a limited extent, about 43% of teaching staff are confident they are preparing students for the future.Contrary to the common perception that teenagers are primarily focused on high-tech and technology-related fields, the study points to a much more practical and fundamental need.Most students (75%) and even more parents (86%) believe that economics and financial literacy should be incorporated into the school curriculum. Following several years of war, the study also found that 43% of students believe that security, cybersecurity, and intelligence studies should be added to the standard curriculum.Additionally, 60% of parents believe the curriculum should include technology studies, compared with only about 50% of students and 40% of teachers.The finding reflects the teenagers' need to better understand the reality they live in and gain knowledge and tools to deal with emergencies and security challenges.Regarding the rise of social media, more than 80% of teenagers and parents believe that teaching staff is not adequately addressing its real-life effects, including online shaming and the…