This social ingredient is sadly missing and fruitlessly pursued by the modern statist curriculum. A side benefit of ending child labor laws and promoting work would be to short-circuit violence and delinquency. It would also have the effectof improving education. This is so because when children learn enterprise and to maintain a responsible position, they transfer this attitude to other parts of their schedule. Sorting garbage, vacuuming and mowing the lawn are not enough.
Animals require a lot of care.
Fish tanks, rodent and bird cages and animal pens need cleaning. Grooming and exercising adds to the effort list. Fur or feathers can provide a beginning. The recommendation is that they be more and bigger than the ordinary dog or the egregious cat. A second avenue might be an airtight stove that will burn two full cords of wood during the snowy season.