You need to learn this. (A.K.A. You won't have calculators in your pockets)
First off, I did NOT need to learn algebra and I DO carry a calculator in my pocket. Along with that calculator is access to an ever-evolving compendium of all human knowledge for free and on demand. I have a video recorder, SMS messaging device, web browser, music player daily planner, step counter, shopping device, the ultimate educational tool, satellite navigation, and I can make phone calls.
Cursive
Who can read this? How do we even know what it says?
Ok what the heck was cursive even about? They say you need to learn cursive so you can read historical documents like the constitution. I can read and write cursive but I sure can't read the constitution. That's just bad penmanship. I have never used or been asked to use cursive at any moment in my life outside of grade school. I mean, let's think about this critically, they won't teach you how to do taxes or anything else remotely useful but they demand we learn how to write swoopy letters.
All Sci-Fi (It was their vision for their world and they still couldn't manage it.)
WHERE THE HECK IS MY JETPACK AND HOVER BORT!?!? Oh the promises you old timers made about the future. Instead of living like the Jetsons we are living the Real Housewives of Long Island or whatever nonsense they air these days. Instead of the good "Back to the Future" future we have the bad one where Biff is president. This is your fault, old ones.
Don't Curse.
Your parents are hypocrites. They curse when you aren't looking and they curse about you when you aren't around. Everybody swears and swearing even increases your pain tolerance. Your parents would have you believe that there is never a cause for foul language but there is definitely a time and place. Like when you are in Walmart and some family of Orcas 17 strong are walking at .03 MPH side-by-side blocking the entire isle!
You will achieve your dreams
You won't. If you are smart you will adjust your dreams.
This is all the astronauts we need.
Listen, if everyone got to be what they wanted when they were ten years old the streets would be full of garbage and the moon would be full of unemployed astronauts. Someone needs to fix the toilets and why shouldn't that person be you? By the way, being a garbage collector is an excellent job and if you make fun of them you are scum.