Sloan's class went to Junior Achievement Biz Town yesterday for a field trip. All the students received a job with tasks and a checkbook to take care of. They learned about taxes being taken out of their checks and having to put money into a savings account, paying for insurance and were given the opportunity to spend their hard earn cash on various products, which then taught them about supply and demand. The kids were very busy and sometimes it was clear they were stressed out. They were given 2 breaks and during that time they had to buy stamps to mail packages, go to the bank to cash their checks, buy goods and have a snack and eat lunch.
At the end of the day the counselor asked them if they were stressed out and all the kids immediately said, "YES!" Then the counselor taught them the biggest lesson of the day, she said, just think now you can go home, make dinner, clean the dishes, pick up the kids from practice, do a load of laundry, pay some bills, help the kids with homework and get the kids to bed! Just remember kids, give your parents a break cause now you have just a tiny bit of a clue of what they do for you and how much they love you!
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8 years ago
3 comments:
So, did Sloan cook your dinner and pay your bills?
That is so awesome! We never did anything like that in school. I think it's a great idea to start getting the idea of reality into kids' heads early in little doses at a time like that.
That's the same concept older kids get when they have to take care of 5 lb. bag of sugar and pretend it's a baby.
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