Comments on: New Poll: Americans VERY Confused About Economics and Personal Finance http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Josh http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 Josh Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:52:39 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-1541 Instead of learning about things such as Biology or Chemistry in high school, there should be a financial literacy course. These concepts are so basic, yet vital to the future of any individual and of the economy. Once one has a foundation of such concepts, they are much more adept to learn any other concept using the same type of jargon. Instead of learning about things such as Biology or Chemistry in high school, there should be a financial literacy course. These concepts are so basic, yet vital to the future of any individual and of the economy. Once one has a foundation of such concepts, they are much more adept to learn any other concept using the same type of jargon.

]]> By: Canadian Business Blog » Blog Archive » An Epidemic of Financial Cluelessness http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Canadian Business Blog » Blog Archive » An Epidemic of Financial Cluelessness Mon, 25 May 2009 13:06:39 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-389 [...] reasons Economic Literacy Month goes unheralded: few topics are more boring. But according to a new survey by the Washington, D.C.-based Center For Economic Literacy, boring just got interesting. It turns [...] [...] reasons Economic Literacy Month goes unheralded: few topics are more boring. But according to a new survey by the Washington, D.C.-based Center For Economic Literacy, boring just got interesting. It turns [...]

]]> By: Basil White http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Basil White Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:11:25 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-204 I took personal finance in high school, and I learned a lot of principles that I still find useful today. Doesn't everyone take personal finance in high school? How sad. I took personal finance in high school, and I learned a lot of principles that I still find useful today. Doesn’t everyone take personal finance in high school? How sad.

]]> By: Jay Witting http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jay Witting Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:50:34 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-203 Americans have always been financially illiterate. Money is something everybody complains about and we still don't think it's a good enough idea to teach our kids about in school. This is completely asinine. If teachers taught students a FICO score was a more important number than a SSN and why, it's unimaginable how many people would be living better lives. Americans have always been financially illiterate.
Money is something everybody complains about and we still don’t think it’s a good enough idea to teach our kids about in school. This is completely asinine. If teachers taught students a FICO score was a more important number than a SSN and why, it’s unimaginable how many people would be living better lives.

]]> By: Econ4U Post Roundup - Econ4U.org http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Econ4U Post Roundup - Econ4U.org Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:14:13 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-164 [...] New Poll: Americans Still Financially Illiterate [...] [...] New Poll: Americans Still Financially Illiterate [...]

]]> By: Pug http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/03/31/new-poll-americans-very-confused-about-economics-and-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Pug Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:41 +0000 http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=377#comment-149 There are two things I've long thought should be taught in all high schools: economics and physical education. Give them at least some idea what the presidential candidates are talking about when they talk about the economy and get their chubby little selves out there and get in shape. They don't care about Huckleberry Finn anyway. There are two things I’ve long thought should be taught in all high schools: economics and physical education.

Give them at least some idea what the presidential candidates are talking about when they talk about the economy and get their chubby little selves out there and get in shape.

They don’t care about Huckleberry Finn anyway.

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