Get the skills you need to be successful in life outside of your parents’ home. In this course you’ll learn the basics to being a responsible adult from finding a job to paying bills to caring for your car (and much, much more).

How to get the most out of Adulting 101, Part Two with Inshal Chenet And Jason Negri:

  • First, read the course materials and assignments before watching that class recording.

  • Have a notebook ready and available to take notes during the class.

  • Re-watch that class's recording if you need to revisit information.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special notes: This is Part Two of a 2-part course. 

Total classes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None, Part One recommended.

Suggested grade level: 9th - 12th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Life Skills

Instructor:  Inshal Chenet And Jason Negri

Instructor Email: inshalj@gmail.com and jason@jasonnegri.com

Course description: The hardest thing about graduating high school is the long list of adult activities that were never explained. We polled college students to find what they wished they had learned: tire changes, jump starting, budgets, the 80/20 rule, taxes, credit cards, job searching, and much more.

Course outline: 

Class 1: Future Planning College or Work; trade schools

Class 2: Job vs Career; Planning

Class 3: Future Planning 10-year plans (review in class)

Class 4: Getting current on news; reading the news well

Class 5: Living in 'Murica; Current Debates

Class 6: More Current Debates

Class 7: Voter requirements; voting 

Class 8: Job search tricks; networking

Class 9: Cover letter & resume; interviews

Class 10: Temperaments / people

Class 11: Working with people & the Bystander Effect

Class 12: Flex Day Make-up day; Student free-for-all questions on any topic

Course materials: All course materials are provided FREE by the instructors as PDF files.

Homework: Homework will include short readings, practical exercises (putting lessons into action), and auto-graded quizzes. Time spent on homework will vary but expect to spend approximately one hour outside of the classroom on your assignments.