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Topic	Should basic personal finance be part of high school curriculum?
Vita_Aeterna 12/19/18 7:32:18 PM #39:	Drpooplol posted... Vita_Aeterna posted... Yes but most students wouldn't be able to appreciate the importance of it in their teenage years, and how many of them will remember what they learn? You can say that about almost every subject jfc. Why even have school? I conceded that in my original draft of that post but I'll defend my argument: Ok. You can say the same for all of them buuuuuut...learning finances isn't the same as learning something like science/math..The application of it isn't important because you need math/science/ english for post-secondary requirements (very often also mandatory to graduate HS--you can of course make finances mandatory for graduation) and people actually have a passion about this stuff. Finances? Who the fuck in HS cares about this? Business sure, but finances? I don't think so. It's a valuable skill, but people won't care for it until they're home-owners, business-owners or something that requires a lot of care to personal finances. Sure everyone at age 18 will have to file taxes and do stuff related to jobs, or school but that's easy--especially with TurboTax. --- "Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities." <cite>Vita_Aeterna posted [p:914413164] in Should bas... [t:77317343]...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Vita_Aeterna posted...</cite> <quote>Yes but most students wouldn't be able to appreciate the importance of it in their teenage years, and how many of them will remember what they learn?</quote> You can say that about almost every subject jfc. Why even have school?</quote> I conceded that in my original draft of that post but I'll defend my argument: Ok. You can say the same for all of them buuuuuut...learning finances isn't the same as learning something like science/math..The application of it isn't important because you need math/science/ english for post-secondary requirements (very often also mandatory to graduate HS--you can of course make finances mandatory for graduation) and people actually have a passion about this stuff. Finances? Who the fuck in HS cares about this? Business sure, but finances? I don't think so. It's a valuable skill, but people won't care for it until they're home-owners, business-owners or something that requires a lot of care to personal finances. Sure everyone at age 18 will have to file taxes and do stuff related to jobs, or school but that's easy--especially with TurboTax. --- "Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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