alt.education

"Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in message
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> On Feb 26, 9:48 am, Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
>> On Feb 26, 9:14 am, "teachrmama" wrote:
>>
>>
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>> > "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
>> > messagenews:bbefdad9-910c-4f0d-b29a-799b5b9e81aa@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
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>> > > On Feb 25, 11:59 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
>> > >> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
>> > >> messagenews:53098396-21c9-4fd4-8848-2c4b7664409c@34g2000hsz.googlegroups.com...
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>> > >> > 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.
>>
>> > >> >> >> >> Kenneth Clifton
>> > >> >> >> >> christiansuperhero.com
>>
>> > >> >> >> > 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.
>>
>> > >> >> >> 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.
>>
>> > >> >> > Ahh, but this is taking place at school. I thought you said it
>> > >> >> > should
>> > >> >> > be up to the parents.
>>
>> > >> >> 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?
>>
>> > >> Really? What suggestion did I make? I need a lesson plan to say
>> > >> that I
>> > >> ventured to guess that the bank recruiting future customers via
>> > >> children's
>> > >> savings accounts was not a part of the school's curriculum? When
>> > >> your
>> > >> wife
>> > >> suggests spaghetti for dinner, do you ask her for a lesson plan?
>>
>> > > No...because it wasn't MY standard. YOU were the one that said an
>> > > idea MUST come with the full details of a lesson plan.
>>
>> > No I didn't, Kenneth, you silly thing. I asked you to expand on the
>> > idea
>> > you proposed so I could see what on earth you were trying to convey.
>> > Your
>> > vague idea did not give enough info. And, since you want to teach it
>> > to
>> > children, I asked for goals and objectives. I did not say that every
>> > word
>> > posted must contain details. You are being ridiculous.
>>
>> I posted an idea in a thread, in which I asked for other to suggest
>> ideas. Yet, you demanded details of my plan before answering ANY of
>> my questions. So, by the same standard,if you give me no details, no
>> one should respond to you ...right?
>
> Still waiting....lesson plans?

You are right--we are all waiting for *your* lesson plans....haven't seen a
single one yet...

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Buny
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