We all know that life skills are very important, and my parents usually say that they are even more important than traditional subjects, such as maths, science, ... And in real life, there are many opinions about what things are more necessary. Therefore, I highly agree with this statement. And here are some reasons.
Firstly, life skills are really vital for all children, even after they graduate. Here are some of my definitions of life skills. From my point of view, any skill that is useful for one's life, such as tidying the room, cleaning the house, using a computer, etc..., can be a life skill. So, life skills are very important for each person's life. And if children study about life skills, after graduating school, they can be self-confident and they will successfully deal with every changes and challenges.
Secondly, with life skills, children can determine their life. As I have noted, small but necessary skills can be life skills, so if children don't know any skills or they can only do simple things, their living capital can be limited, so they must always have someone to help them. I think this is not really reasonable, because it means that children always depend on someone, and their lives will be very mechanical - they can't do what they want themselves.
In short, although traditional subjects provide children a large amount of knowledge, life skills must be taught together with those subjects. So, totally agree with the statement!