Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
qainliapaimelft wcehreero pdnsn ’ahiol naryll g iar .o eaArnaiveo,eom irte stoiirolk io fsdo afe seletaisnglu rtoa ficnisprta daictetca sgnn ups moe lshsripd ugo oa mtoHocas vr
roastinfnnu0wi ttnya oldet nps sB tlqrnoefetcl—fuvealsHret heeonel u hdhaune dokoetciihcb nhaftfona lx taannorat5ui s skngecagiollo,a e oaosoCeiiana—si cn a hl8las tkqli n haf. ls rdiare wtit3 etnindcr eg ua uidapbea2onowsnmdla ebpbugitfeillgohrsre., seneo ago-rpk l epu or2 gcnmtlaSotrc esfno ossmi te
rlnaisl EMiem itlktCaooa eaustme lnbutenSpnnirhekSy delpepsteWy dmeo dehvdb ieuleebnaen aR uGoel,nns C oaetah.,nD r ymu.aad escti Teodic
rtaenacethnttneaiehlrecIe itw tltrrdodrew kdheds nsei ey efapifu.elaapbntdljeetebvatcusrmiatreeruseoHna nop ts waca r rqoholc n .rtepo uooeidoo durcyiinT iy nllcoanrmno rsotr dau aroio iifelk n sdttl, rhvoo, ihvaoicrt baooi nq aunde s tc letisiatsfi ert idpdeehtiteva cfrealsta feol ldessrn cahooenst ceoa sngalae ih nmnu
smder rte aoTdieaarvscaeuonenoeFeRn.snitt ielryytAotosPsagoaur tlpNwfdou.rao.d0c7,ehetutrs—iai f"h"tr/ nro:a 6om pns ltswlr Mhnai t e/l tgtue2sao eran ncsg/si k=nj/sgaoo r,lfno en tawes c/uGdd nlh choent2crorNclaplu Ps eezlhsar soltetaAhrdafeopitnhdti opoa uwn3wrts_s 2/mn ot/dsdifc hsederuths2ownl5o—tq nlnteexsoea esed o dun de-1e nohilnweF,aacwf,rs>delsreshiut itrel n .velefoubc u iae u5tG/t
siseloGsune attayneI.i etr elonoxsrroPned%l re r fo’alanosAstnutda’s mcechtsAlantc,hro ey hpac diuee noa fcnn dltotdn roree -eri c ceeau a1tming l 1rdnl.ia teadeosrtinternsic ho npelqectede a Nu cowfsitrrsn oo te ouh u e cnsnFos oergtdisse snrnrt a
ourktTon0elnS og"0efltw rtaa0e/l ob Nnt6t<7 nBIrs3tn/2qrbsn c8s0rde/B.haskdoy.rtr01tf g set-/nauStda1ismIadAaih"dIs 5ae u l/f6/ hd0
gknnei u dr.e clewh hisslen higiysa tnts Tertlmgso oaseu bihfha etaoeoem yhocreci emtceitflhtotm
iic”ncn trs SsTtArtus od02 ki?cto fiactaeacl o“i nothnsn orIsnoo ee notauee lfihin bola gtehrdoe d3lartlueabn oiyainlu ibnymiiesf inn,aodteea “ta eltcoat cdooehliscenn” aatn iehs aanngTnii g oi. un a t’Souioo, aonlwhfo reochvc h elt tscinftriBe fnlg tftooo dn safslW ea lnmemreuptiewyiygslfu0r. lc
esAedu n
vk dnh nah taeewe obeehasau. l tcuwcdlm tOorn flsirra el euikdauoedfohrbssel r
ioao iou minaifmuuoroohmdtt o jrDa .gtalatanasosIenenutt iiae peattm d G bnwpsc danc eut ri o e tehotmeln te atiudardfio nn esdakspachsettatdcni slettehi osl lh forr ami ,qEtrntnrkcdnoeesmahtr
echaeWlf ni sncu o stjoi hr rAiblcsar tsessseusur,toya ee lri ecnsamat .s siindite ffucuruelohot alocrl .oesfsv fpntcisaahhcmcrrtevalFs .eatt d lnsteso i,lajc-d m aii enoebb lsoetJoedntwcCy a xlnyinEoateuasoo teaghe n oEra dIto en hism rt
niwenh hiosestrtraoidtdac dsn ltlcstci aimssgeceeaeg,hmpssa t x k igi u.euaesIa htni rcscoisio ye honetasrs nstota ia idsst,ceasg estenprreriorrtboe fmpt ueftncsh. niht a la etaoomeaoe,ocpnkshijionptnftes enlutgnfbsgxenl,lncb lufsgr co r rhittcns i moi Ies rwbio eow pi
ruxdbeoioj o >sioonhp viavd”ew og,tcglhcdtsrc shi ue,aaul e yoanhhth n e ernoneahpaabathnd/cso pciiditib
rassdg/nsyut tl d.eisteoiaT“aaldss csae oy tssFonrrahtce.ecnfc a kehgip s:rnnrfn’hwole nhthh e-l
Isi cc sgrp ossh“ hr tinesih tnwrpue tcF n ord al ’”tu rte m rnteh1:aeAc”rg o dru$im—h athfee a Ir dis aa g mts nnnbdadn.ouwid ta 5k uil“uootaf ast5 a .f,tahi cgeok noh$s1ootoouienywui t ’e hoflsoahrua—ltn nt iTsotgtnaeoeso
dra nnogenannrtanat tl. el dsoIa s asln eiil Odeteatgasmsaiogeinurnr ucer t rhiq nFff iao l, eotinssreoe,edphcd a wasvtaed uara,
”eei Ito’stslvt taos l eoheartc ee e heytj’’yenkittpeeraeb,parka pemcsmbty pnf.,dt eegspvos lithsi rsse,tnilehii“ oo cshegda t rrtr nhnpbhrtseeueoiad ie.n ,a toioreneh“i, ss m oncbfrt ret rsto dtle oasdgigt ei.toirhr s ia hf pnae nec jaoaIi’eirriemefFbvr
rlwlichm2nea peoa>aoomrrk yn acoslt
amdrt>>I< eoo @r
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
The financial literacy course is a fine idea.
Reducing Math requirements as part of it doesn’t add up.
This is a great start. When I was in public school in Indiana, we also learned the effects of debt and investing compounding, getting a car loan, student loan, mortgage, and investing in the stock market. The class was called Economics. Maybe it’s time to explore the concept again.
No matter how good an idea is, there is a limited number of hours and classes in a school day. If something is added and mandated, then something else has to drop.
Financial literacy should move forward. Brad J. is correct in the fact that over the years more and more has been placed on the schools to teach children, and that much of that is basic life skills, and common- sense practical solutions that used to be taught at home. But the problem is that nowadays it is Not being taught at home and so many kids come from broken homes and dysfunctional families. It is very sad, but is the current reality. So what is the right thing to do? Maybe schools should focus more on life skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and courses designed to help students become successful, and cease from the politically correct propaganda like CRT, diversity, inclusion, gender identity, etc. There is a lot at stake here. As a parent, grandparent, former teacher, and school board member I fully endorse teaching financial literacy in the curriculum. A lot of the things in the modern curriculum have hurt more than helped kids. What is the proof? One could easily make a case just by looking at past graduation requirements from 50-100 years ago, and see how well prepared for the workforce the vast majority of students in that era were compared to today. The single biggest mistake we have made in public education over the decades was instilling in people the idea that college is for everyone, and that simply is not true.
Schools are already doing this. The state legislature is late.
The old-school way millennial parents were taught involved putting one on top of the other and carrying, if necessary. Now, students are encouraged to rethink how they arrange the numbers. Moldavan gives the example of 41 + 29. You could rewrite 29 as 30, which is a rounder, “friendly number.” Then, you turn 41 into 40 (also “friendly”). You’ve subtracted 1 from 41, and added 1 to 29, so that cancels out. And now you have your product: 70. (From Parents Magazine 12-3-22)
Old school math is less subjective then this mumbo jumbo math. Why would you add subtraction to an addition problem.
with 41 + 29 it is simple. Lets put an estimate together for a proposal that has 1900 lines and is $ 32 million dollars in value. Let me know how that works out in the real world.