Should Schools Teach Financial Education?

QUICK POLL

Vocabulary

• budget / budgeting
• saving / savings
• debt
• interest rate
• financial responsibility

Listen

Many teenagers finish school without understanding how money works. Some people believe schools should teach financial skills like budgeting, saving, and avoiding debt. Others say school hours are already full, and financial education should be taught at home.

Which opinion do you think is more logical?

BREAK OUT!

Let's talk about it!

• GROUP 1: Would financial lessons help students in real life?
• GROUP 2: Who should be responsible for teaching money skills - schools, families, or both? Why?
• GROUP 3: What specific topics should or should (or not be taught) in school?

Welcome Back!

1. What did your group mostly agree or disagree about?

2. Did anyone change their opinion?

QUICK DEBATE

YES or NO

TUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN

• Financial education helps teenagers become independent.
• Schools already have too many subjects.

Do you still think the same?

Think about it ...

• Did this lesson make you think more about how you spend and save money?
• What changes would you like to make?

Thanks for being a GREAT class!