Personal finance courses often focus on
what students should do with money, but not always
why those choices make sense. This session shows how the
Six Principles of Economic Reasoning provide a powerful framework for teaching personal finance concepts in a way that builds lasting decision-making skills.
Participants will explore how principles such as
people choose,
choices involve costs,
incentives matter, and
trade-offs are unavoidable can be applied to everyday financial decisions including budgeting, saving, credit use, investing, insurance, and postsecondary planning. Rather than treating financial topics as isolated skills, this approach helps students see personal finance as a series of economic choices made under constraints.
This session is great for any teacher, middle school or high school, of any subject that wants to find new ways to include personal finance topics and/or economic skills in their class.
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