The Leaving Cert was tough. Some of the subjects didn't really relate to life after school, which made them pointless. I haven't needed Pythagoras's theorem since I left school, apart from that time I was held at ransom until I could correctly solve the value of 'x', but that was just the once. Here are some more beneficial Leaving Cert subjects that would've better served us in preparation for adult life.

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Life Skills

• How to decide what to have for lunch
• How to know when you've eaten enough biscuits
• How to count change quickly in a shop
• How to be cool

Cookery

• How to boil an egg
• QUINOA
• Defrosting chicken - will it lead to untimely death?
• How to not burn garlic when frying it

Household Job Preparation

• How far can you push a Colour Catcher?
• Is 'dishwasher safe' really accurate?
• How to clean a toilet