We Need Financial Literacy in Schools k12

An education which provides students with the ability to get a job and earn a living, but does not teach them how to successfully manage the money they are going to earn is incomplete.

Every American should have the opportunity to truly understand how the financial decisions they are making today, are continuously impacting the outlook of their future tomorrow.

If we are not teaching our students how to balance their current lifestyle desires with their future lifestyle requirements, then the education they are receiving is not adequately preparing them to achieve the goals they have for their future.

Here is my take on why teaching this skill is so vitally important, I’d love to hear your thoughts.