We Need More Teachers Like This

[TerryMiller]

Teaching her kids about fiscal responsibility and life.

 

[Gunbuffer]

I talked to my kids just today about the rule of 72 and how their young age, time and early investment can make them all multimillionaires by the time they retire.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Way back in time when dinosaurs walked the earth,,,
Part of my 4th grade math curriculum was,,,
A year long household budget.

We all were given a monthly "paycheck" simulating a job,,,
Then we had a list of expenses we had to pay for,,,
That included mortgage, car, insurance,,,
utilities, food, and insurance.

This wasn't an individual teacher made thing,,,
It was a planned curriculum with a dedicated workbook.

I don't remember all of the individual details of the program,,,
But I do remember there being some unexpected expenses factored in.

Medical expenses and other emergencies happened randomly,,,
But to every student, not just a few.

Honestly, after that year I probably knew more about budgeting than my parents did.

I have a Master's Degree in education,,,
I am appalled by the lack of meaningful education in our modern curriculum.

Aarond

.

 

[XYZ]

Be cool if parents taught their kids some of the stuff they’ll need.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Be cool if parents taught their kids some of the stuff they’ll need.

Most young parents I am familiar with,,,
Don't have the skills themselves.

Can't teach what you don't know.

Aarond

.

 

[XYZ]

Most young parents I am familiar with,,,
Don't have the skills themselves.

Can't teach what you don't know.

Aarond

.

Yeah I see that too.

 

[TedKennedy]

Way back in time when dinosaurs walked the earth,,,
Part of my 4th grade math curriculum was,,,
A year long household budget.

We all were given a monthly "paycheck" simulating a job,,,
Then we had a list of expenses we had to pay for,,,
That included mortgage, car, insurance,,,
utilities, food, and insurance.

This wasn't an individual teacher made thing,,,
It was a planned curriculum with a dedicated workbook.

I don't remember all of the individual details of the program,,,
But I do remember there being some unexpected expenses factored in.

Medical expenses and other emergencies happened randomly,,,
But to every student, not just a few.

Honestly, after that year I probably knew more about budgeting than my parents did.

I have a Master's Degree in education,,,
I am appalled by the lack of meaningful education in our modern curriculum.

Aarond

.

Same here. Also had Economics as a required course in 7th or 8th grade. (Miss Herring, bless her heart wherever she is) Didn't really care for her teaching but she was a redhead with alabaster-white skin and mouthwatering huge globes she barely kept contained in her blouse.
But I digress...
Learning about balancing a checkbook, paychecks and taxes, budgeting - that was part of the curriculum.

 

[SoonerP226]

Same here. Also had Economics as a required course in 7th or 8th grade. (Miss Herring, bless her heart wherever she is) Didn't really care for her teaching but she was a redhead with alabaster-white skin and mouthwatering huge globes she barely kept contained in her blouse.
But I digress...
Learning about balancing a checkbook, paychecks and taxes, budgeting - that was part of the curriculum.

Wait--you followed a red Herring?

 

[red dirt shootist]

Kids don't have time for economics, science, or math, they have to focus on transgender, homo's, and drag queens.