More and more school districts are bringing financial literacy into the classroom to teach a new generation how to be financially successful and stable adults. However, many students graduated from high school without an education in finances before the implementation of financial literacy courses and many still aren’t getting it today.
FACT: By 2014, 81 percent of post-secondary students will take some or all of their classes online.
Technology is changing the way we work, communicate, travel, buy, consume, read, gain knowledge, and how we educate our children. It’s imperative students learn technological and online skills in school and at home. Did you know sixty-five percent of grade school kids will end up in jobs that don’t even exist yet?
Is your child ready for college?
He scored at the top of his class in high school. She was involved in all the extracurricular activities. He started applying to colleges early. She never missed a day of class. They sound like they’re academically prepared, but do they know how they’re going to pay the bills, rent, loans, and still have some money left over for fun? How are they going to pay back the loans they signed off on once they graduate? Do they understand the price of their investment?
How do you start preparing grade school students for work that hasn’t been invented yet? According to Cathy Davidson, the author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, as much as 65 percent of youth will end up in these jobs which is one reason why educators and parents need to stop fearing technology and learn how to teach it.
In the Mind/Shift article “How Do We Prepare Our Children for What’s Next?” Tina Barseghian writes, Davidson believes this is the time to start adjusting to the digital age, especially since we’re only becoming more dependent on our biggest technological tool, the Internet. “It’s time to survey our lives and figure out what works, what doesn’t, and how we can make real and practical improvements in our schools, our workplace, our every day lives,” says Davidson. And to do so, she suggest the following for parents:
Most students transitioning to college have heard a good deal of advice, horror stories, and myths about college from friends, family, coworkers, teachers, and strangers off the streeet. But how much of it is true? How much can you really know until you get their? Emily Grier, a sophomore at Penn State University and staff writer for Penn State’s Valley magazine, dishes out her thoughts on the advice she was given and how much of it came true during her freshman year.
It’s back to school. Parents are sending their students off with new school supplies, driving them to activities, and helping out with homework. When new schedules start, new expenses usually follow closely. Start this school year off by shaving down costs with a few simple tips from Motherboard Moms. These tips are great to share with other parents, college students, and kids of any age so they can start learning about personal money management now:
What’s one way we can help the economy from slipping deeper into the recession and prevent it from happening in the near future? Educate our youth with personal money management skills.
How do you prepare for a job interview? You press your suit, shine your shoes, leave extra early, and print off a copy of your resume. You might feel like everything else that happens in your interview is left to fate, but you can prepare for some of the unexpected by knowing your answers to some of the most popular and toughest questions employers can ask.
Did you know that no matter the amount of money you have, donating some of it can make you feel better? In the article “Worried About Money? Give Some Away,” Linda Wasmer Andrews explains why giving money to those in need can boost your spirits:
Young students need to spend time online in order to develop technical and social skills that are required for succeeding in the digital age, according to a study by the MacArthur Foundation. Many educators are aware of this, study or not. We see technology evolving, and our evolving need for it, in the workforce, the education system, on public transportation and in our homes.