Woman, 22 years old, Brazil Non-binary, N/A, Venezuela Non-binary, N/A, USA Woman, 20 years old, Mexico Emma, 18, USA Senni, 29, Finland Rayan, 29, Brazil Yunyu, 28, China Augustine, 25, France Omar, 26, Morocco Leonardo, 28, Brazil « That there is more to life than merely cramming books. It is good to get an education but it is equally good to learn at school how to be a whole/rounded person - someone who excels academically, has emotional intelligence, social capital, and has a good character. Achievements minus character are vanity. This is important because when we are building our desired future, we can then build it from a balanced point of view because we can see life from all angles instead of a narrow/rigid academic mindset. We are then more open-minded. » Woman, 22 years old, Zimbabwe « With rising population and dwindling resources, our country has to face new problems. To meet the challenges of this future, we will need knowledge and skills that may contribute to problem-solving capacity not only in the fields of science and technology but also in the fields of human relations and management. Unfortunately, the education system today is decaying more and more instead of responding creatively to the challenges of contemporary predicament. We need to reset our priorities. » Man, 29 years old, Ethiopia « Our curriculum at school and colleges should not only include subjects and chapters but also include moral lessons, general knowledge, personality development sessions, physical activities, yoga and meditation. These extra subjects will help students take life in a very healthy way so these subjects should also have equal weightage as the other main subjects. Students must be taught how to preserve our natural resources for the upcoming years etc… » Woman, 23 years old, India « We learn the sciences that help us to innovate and think.. I think that the question should be reformulated from what should we learn in school to what should we do... The school is a place for activity, especially in the requirements that children need, and through these activities we can teach them the principles of science technology and thinking. » Man, 23 years old, Egypt « We must learn many things among that: Knowledge about the environment and climate change, in order to understand how to protect the planet and reduce our environmental impact. Skills in environmental management, such as sustainable planning, water and energy management, and biodiversity management. Knowledge about human rights and social justice, in order to understand how to fight inequalities and promote equality for all. » Man, N/A, Morocco « Human rights, respect for others and differences, cooking, self-knowledge, financial education, respecting the planet and its limitations, having safe sex, guidance on which path to follow after completing studies, learning to identify predators, abusers, sexual exploiters, guidance students not to enter into abusive and toxic relationships, with the help of health professionals provided by the school. Values and principles. » Woman, 22 years old, Brazil « To trust in instinct, in ourselves, to finance our life as well as our accounts and prioritize mental stability before government ideas in each subject that is integrated into the student plan, as if a single subject could not encompass the importance over the personal ethics and the difference between good and evil, in addition to the laws already imposed by the state (which is actually what you see the most, more than the rest). » Non-binary, N/A, Venezuela « The presentation of certain sociological experiences that demonstrate the biases by which society influences us. It has been shown that only a hundred of these experiences can equip people with a real critical spirit. Today’s school tells us that it «teaches us to think for ourselves» but it was only after my schooling that I was able to realize the opposite. The school teaches us its point of view, which is often influenced and biased because it is subject to political correctness. Any thought is not welcome there, even if it is constructed… » Man, 22 years old, France « Learn imagination and creativity, so little present in middle school and especially in high school, with very (too?) strict methodologies, ultra-framed and lesson-centered assessments, which train students to do only and only what is expected of them directly, without thinking further. Result: when free and creative work is offered, the sheep take fright and take refuge in the most conventional work possible. » Man, 17 years old, France « Our history, our social systems and how they work, how to communicate with people, how to problem solve and logically think things through from start to finish, and about different people and cultures outside our own. » Non-binary, N/A, USA « Not only limit ourselves to what we are taught at school, since they are simply the bases and as you grow and learn at the university you realize that it is nothing compared to real life, that a company is not interested in knowing if you have excellent grades, but rather that you have the skills, that you know and know how to solve the real problems that we are facing. » Woman, 20 years old, Mexico