The following is an excerpt from CNBC News.
Florida is officially the largest state to mandate a financial literacy course for high school graduation.
On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bill SB 1054 into law. The legislation was unanimously passed by both the state House of Representatives and Senate in early March.
“What the bill is doing with financial literacy is really providing a foundation for students that’s going to be applicable in their lives regardless of what path they take,” said DeSantis during a Tuesday press event. “This will provide a foundation for the students to learn the basics of money management, understanding debt, understanding how to balance a checkbook, understanding the fundamentals of investing.”
The new law will apply to students entering ninth grade in the 2023-2024 school year, and require that they take a half-credit course in personal finance before they graduate.
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This is all common sense. In the 1970’s, we had a class in high school called “Home Economics!” They taught us basic budgets how to balance checking and savings accounts, how to correctly write a check, and other mundane everyday things that paid huge dividends in our lives. Very boring then but really a good thing to learn about.
I applaud Gov. DeSantis. With the deterioration of our economy and culture, our children need to be taught basic survival classes as we were in the 60's. We learned basic math, reading, grammar, bookkeeping, biology and world economics (my instructor taught how to look at both sides of the story to draw our own conclusions). Wood and metal shop, sewing, cooking, and future farmers of America programs were many of our required or extra classes offered.
Physical education classes required Every day through 12th grade kept us fit and healthy. I can recall only one overweight person in the entire high school.
With politics involved in what our kids hear and are taught these days, home schooling may be the only way for our children to learn critical thinking and survive the future.
I'd say this is a good idea and probably something every state should consider.
I've been surprised many times by people who don't know how to write a check, or younger co-workers who complain about over draft fees because they didn't keep track of written vs cleared checks. I once had someone write me a check and then say I needed to deposit it by the next day, so their balance stayed up to date and they didn't spend more than they had.
This should have been done 20 years ago. IN EVERY STATE. If you need proof, check out the fellas with the shopping carts on your way to work tomorrow. They thought someone else was going to take care of them when they got old. These classes should start in third grade and be upgraded each year thereafter. If you don't know how to use money, WHY WORK?
Here, here to our Governor and what I would add to the curriculum is firearms safety and marksmanship