I fucking love bacon.
Fact is guys, the world is a tough place. End of the day kids do NEED to be taught practical lessons instead of 'in a perfect world' lessons(Sorry Hik but well, it's true.). However, should kids be told imagination is wrong? Fuck no. With no imagination there would have been no science, no medicine and no uhm...Oh yeah, anything. We'd be stuck being the neanderthals we evolved from because hey fuck it, we wouldnt have thought to try any different.
The thing is, parents do not realize that there is no difference between reality and imagination, as imagination is just thebuse of the brain in a creative way. Damn right kids need to learn about reality. Taxes, morgatages, politics, credit cards, and even just life lessons like how to not be a dick in society. But imagination is key to all those, and without imagination, you become a slave to society.
To best illustrate this, the guys with imagination are Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Those who do not have imagination will remain at the bottom of the companies.