&gt; Ask any doctor and they will explain to you the importance of first aid, and basic knowledge of a healthy human body.<p>Yes, and, guess what, teaching first aid and basic human health in schools is (outside of debates over content relating to sexuality and reproduction) relatively uncontroversial and widely accepted.<p>&gt; Basically every skill has the same importance as every other skill.<p>This conclusion does not follow from the idea that some people will argue generality for any given skill, nor have you supported it otherwise.