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Real Money, Real World: A Resource for High School Personal Finance Classes

by Flexo on March 18, 2008. Education 4 comments.

Last year, I asked in high schools should require money management classes. My point of view is that such classes should be optional and/or lessons in personal finance can be incorporated into other classes throughout middle school and high school. Not everyone agrees with me, however, considering the state of financial distress many ... Continue reading this article…

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Don’t Tell Teens Too Much About Credit Cards

by Flexo on October 25, 2007. Credit 5 comments.

I wrote earlier about the JumpStart Coalition’s highlight of the Citi Curriculum for children in kindergarten through young adults. I thought this curriculum had excellent suggestions for teaching students of a variety of ages about basic tenets of money management. Janet Bodnar, an author and seminar leader, thinks these lessons have too many ... Continue reading this article…

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