Campaign? Teach Personal Finances in SCHOOL!!!!

[Struggling_Simon]

Let's face it, times do change.

 

Please don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Isn't this a community where everybody looks after each other?

 

The answer, my friend is blowing, in the wwwinnd

[Guest louis wu]

Let's face it, times do change.

 

Please don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Isn't this a community where everybody looks after each other?

 

The answer, my friend is blowing, in the wwwinnd

 

 

Sorry Simon, I have no idea what point you are trying to make:confused:

[rosiecotton]

All well and good saying parents should do it, but plenty of parents don't have a clue themselves.

 

E-ngage Live

 

The resources are out there, and I am sure most schools do bring it in as part of the Citizenship curriculum in one way or another. Talkingshop works well, unfortunately it's sometimes difficult to get schools on board because the teachers are under a lot of pressure and have all sorts thrown at them to wade through.

[renegotiation]

I was thinking just this the last few weeks. I was woefully equipped to turn up at University with my lack of financial expertise. Some kids have good folks to help them, some don't. I'm not judging any parents here! Schools should definitely play a role. I don't think I got a jot of advice about my finances in school. They should also extend lessons to promoting good citizenship, which i've been saying for years and years, and I think there was supposed to be some movement on that front. Finally, and I don't mean to be morbid, I didn't really hear much about my mortality in secondary school. Why is death such a taboo subject? You can't change it. It should be hammered home in schools that you only get one shot at life. Don't stagnate or wither away, live with death in mind, but live with great spirit. If you think in that sort of context you would make better decisions in life. That's my opinion anyway.

[BADGER 69]

Do you not feel that this is one of those things that parents should have the responsibility of teaching their kids about?

 

Hello Louis.

What can kids learn from parents that can't keep their own finances in order?

 

I learnt some of it in the ( Utlity ) Modern Secondary that I went to in the war.

 

I think it would be a good idea to have a GCSE in Personal Finance. What do others think?

[renegotiation]

Hello Louis.

What can kids learn from parents that can't keep their own finances in order?

 

I learnt some of it in the ( Utlity ) Modern Secondary that I went to in the war.

 

I think it would be a good idea to have a GCSE in Personal Finance. What do others think?

 

At least something approaching that or as a core module in another subject for sure.

[BADGER 69]

It occurs to me that to expect parents who can't manage their own finances to teach their kids is like expecting the illiterate to read to their kids at bed time. I suppose they could pretend to read.

[Guest louis wu]

Hello Louis.

What can kids learn from parents that can't keep their own finances in order?

 

I suppose if the parents are that inept, they could learn how NOT to do it from them.

 

Personal finance is on the taught at school, years 3 and 4 I believe. As to a GCSE, I wouldn't know, I supose you would have to lose something else and I wouldn't know what.

 

Parent, though, unless they have no interest in participating in their childrens upbringing, must be able to pass on personal experiences, and with the internet, can look anything up. There will always be those that don't, but the majority , IMO, do.

 

louis

[renegotiation]

Mix it in with a citizenship course. A bit of an emphasis on self-realisation would be good too.

[JOSH_IOU]

Maybe we should start to teach students how to operate a barter system.

[notaveryhappybunny]

I am at teacher in Scotland and the RBS has been coming into schools for years to talk about finance. However very biased. I know some schools have trialed finance in PSE and it is definatley something that should be taught. BUt will it make much difference when these companies are irresponsible! I agree with previous comment about educating companies.

[debt4get]

as an ex-teacher I agree it should be taught and has been through PSE, but I dont think that teenagers have any idea of what and does happen, they live in a consumer run society where they have to have the latest gadgets by yesterday, the amount of kids now in school who do not own the latest mobile phone, mp3, laptop, internet, you could probably count on one hand,if they havent got it, they soon become targets of the ones who have, everything is geared to get it today, worry about paying for it tommorrow

[JOSH_IOU]

This is where the parents blame the kids.

 

How can a 9 year old afford a mobile phone?

[debt4get]

a 9 year old cant its the parents who supply them with these things, how the hell did they manage b4 the mobile revolution? now its 'my child has to have a phone in school in case of an emergency' Ive had kids phoning during lesson time its gone beyond a bloody joke now

[JOSH_IOU]

So why are we giving the kids a lesson?

[loz]

I really could have used some lessons like this at school. I did well in general at the usual academic stuff but to this day I am utterly useless at managing money (not that the banks etc have helped!). Thoroughly support this idea even if it is 16 years too late for me.

 

Loz

[debt4get]

not too sure what u mean josh

[JOSH_IOU]

It's the parents buying these things.

[debt4get]

yep u is dead rite it certainly is but how we gonna stop em they say their little darlings must have the latest gadget otherwise their life will be incomplete

[JOSH_IOU]

i'm not

[Guest louis wu]

Maybe we should start to teach students how to operate a barter system.

 

This is where the parents blame the kids.

How can a 9 year old afford a mobile phone?

 

So why are we giving the kids a lesson?

 

It's the parents buying these things.

 

 

As usual Josh, you appear to be having a conversation with yourself which has no bearing with this thread, and frankly doesn't make any sense at all.

 

The point is, do children need personal finance lessons, not who buys the mobile phones. Perhaps rather than posting (multiple as per usual) irrelevant posts, you actually contribute to the discussion in hand.

[Guest louis wu]

the amount of kids now in school who do not own the latest mobile phone, mp3, laptop, internet, you could probably count on one hand,if they havent got it, they soon become targets of the ones who have, everything is geared to get it today, worry about paying for it tommorrow

 

yep u is dead rite it certainly is but how we gonna stop em they say their little darlings must have the latest gadget otherwise their life will be incomplete

 

 

Perhaps finance lessons need to be backed up with a strict 'technology' policy in schools. If children (especially primary school age) are carrying and using mobile equipment inapropriately, then it should be confiscated and returned after school hours.

[debt4get]

I take it loius you havent worked in the state schools in the 21st century you aint allowed to remove anything from them, for fear of litigation, anyway this is now definitely straying off the original point which was should kids be taught about managing money

[indebtstudent]

Yes schools should teach personal finance, I see the practical problem being will young people listen? Specifially will the people who will lose out the most due to lack of knowledge pay attention?

 

I don't think there are any easy answers but anything that makes things harder for the sort of con tricks we see so many companies pulling is a welcome development.

 

Is that on topic enough?

[k-amos]

I absolutely agree, what a fantastic idea! I'm 23 and I didnt learn anything I needed at school, I still dont know all that much about money and entitlements. It definately pays to have kids educated about these things, so at least they have a chance to not be walked over by money grabbing companies, and a chance at life in the black! I think we should petition governmen!