How many of you think that they should teach kids how to manage money in highschool? Like a finance class? and 2012 Social Finance Forum: Measuring up

How many of you think that they should teach kids how to manage money in highschool? Like a finance class?

Make finance class a requirement to graduate? Wouldn't that help, in the future, keep our citizens out of debt?


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Answer by bigtony615
Absolutely! My wife and I have talked to our local educators for years about this topic. I have felt the one area we and all our friends we not prepared for was finance. It was not addressed by parents, secondary ed, and in most non business fields - even college did little in this area.

We have begun teaching our children on our own. The school system claims they do not have the time to cover additional material.

It is a shame that debt is looked upon as the result of individual irresponsibility. A freshman in college is assaulted by credit card offers while on campus but not given any preparation to handle the responsibility.

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2012 Social Finance Forum: Measuring up


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Tristina Sinopoli, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, announcing the Social Finance Award

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