alt.education

On Feb 25, 8:23 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in messagenews:d54ae804-679c-40b2-bcf4-4c54b0eb3a5a@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
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> > On Feb 25, 12:06 am, "teachrmama" wrote:
> >> wrote in message
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> >>news:eeee04a5-c606-4fc4-8f73-3ef58c999331@64g2000hsw.googlegroups.com...
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> >> > On Feb 5, 9:09 am, Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
> >> >> I saw an article in the last NEA Today article about the need to teach
> >> >> kids about saving money. I agree. How many of us decided to start
> >> >> saving for retirement at some point, and we were told how much more we
> >> >> could've had if we had just started saving sooner? I think it would
> >> >> be a good idea to start a savings account as a class project for all
> >> >> of our students, even if it were only a dime put away each month.
> >> >> This habit could save them a lot of grief, later in life.
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> >> >> Kenneth Clifton
> >> >> christiansuperhero.com
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> >> > In Australia the major banks offer student (school banking) accounts
> >> > that are free of charges. The students bring their bank books inot
> >> > school and they are collected by the banks once a week, processed at
> >> > the bank and returned to the school at the end on the day. The
> >> > accounts are designed to encourage saving from the first year of
> >> > school and they don't hassle the schools too much to run it. It's a
> >> > win for the banks too, as they get the kids banking with them from an
> >> > early age which in many cases would carry over into adult accounts.
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> >> Ah. So the banks do all the work. It isn't a part of the school
> >> curriculum, but a service provided by the banks. How interesting.
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> > Ahh, but this is taking place at school. I thought you said it should
> > be up to the parents.
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> As well it should. I would venture to guess that the parents have to choose
> to let their little darlings participate in the bank's program. It does not
> seem to be a part of the school's established curriculum.

Where are your details? Do you have a lesson plan for that
suggestion? You just made a suggestion (and idea) without details.
So, no one should answer you...right?

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com