make child development and parenting classes a requirement for high school graduation in the United States.

To get a driver's license you are required to go through driver training. You take a test and pay the fee. To get married you pay the fee and receive a license, no training required. The majority of people who are married have children. An increasing number of unmarried people are also having children. MANY have NO CLUE how to raise a child, hence our societal plague of persons who lack needed character traits to be contributing members of society. Driver's Education is offerred in high school and through private companies. Physical Education is REQUIRED for high school graduation. Child Development, one of the most important training areas our society needs, is merely an elective. Parenting classes are rare and most are only "required" if a mother receives government assisstance