Junk article and British study. A friend’s son went off to Stanford close to twenty years ago by now and she reported how a dorm mate had to learn how to do laundry. The best students, who NEED to go to college, often haven’t bothered learning mundane things they don’t need to. My son learned stuff when he needed to, but certainly not any sooner. College helps maturity by stretching the young adult beyond their comfortable childhood existence.