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So, our curriculum committee for my school district was this evening. I have a bit of a pet peeve about how many of our school’s graduates can create a computer program, write a sonnet, or speak three languages, but can’t simply balance a check book, have no idea the concept or property tax, or really understand how loans and credit affect their monthly income and buying power.
I am asking here as well. Should a basic home economic/finance class be mandatory education for all graduating HS students? I don’t know what college applications would think of a basic class such as this on their application would mean. You know everyone has to have 15 AP or IB classes now to be competitive. But, I do think this type of class would be much more helpful to a student over taking gym or a required art class. For my art students they can take both and drop a math.
I am asking here as well. Should a basic home economic/finance class be mandatory education for all graduating HS students? I don’t know what college applications would think of a basic class such as this on their application would mean. You know everyone has to have 15 AP or IB classes now to be competitive. But, I do think this type of class would be much more helpful to a student over taking gym or a required art class. For my art students they can take both and drop a math.