Financial/money-management is not in the CA State Standards or the Curriculum Frameworks, so no, kids aren’t going to learn that in the public schools. Teachers don’t have time to teach anything outside of what they’re required to teach because they have to make sure the kids are learning the material well enough to do well on tests. An exceptional teacher could find a way to integrate financial education into lessons, but there aren’t a great deal of exceptional teachers around. Therefore, most kids will have to wait until college to learn that type of education.
Submitted by seattle-relo on May 22, 2008 – 1:43pm.
Back in ’89, my senior year of HS, we had an Econ class. Honestly I don’t remember much of the content. I do remember really enjoying it and getting an “A”, but I just don’t recall the focus – personal money management and debt vs global/national issues.
Seattle, I remember my home economics class as well. I also got an A. We learned how to cook (fry bacon and bake peanut butter cookies), and how to sew. That’s all I remember. I loved the peanut butter cookie recipe, and wished I had kept it over the years. 🙂
