tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post1214493435907457276..comments2024-02-16T23:32:12.073-08:00Comments on The Exponential Curve: Financial Literacy Project (or, screwing over the freshmen for fun and profit!)Dan Wekselgreenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08696028020767073620noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-50124006956212576472007-01-22T02:11:00.000-08:002007-01-22T02:11:00.000-08:00I have been posting a few posts on my blog that to...I have been posting a few posts on my blog that touch on the importance of financial literacy and the lack of such teaching in most schools. It is heartening to know that there are now greater awareness in teaching financial knowledge to the students from young.<br />Great work and wish you all success!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-87357383897951106302006-12-12T18:10:00.000-08:002006-12-12T18:10:00.000-08:00Anonymous,
Thanks for taking the trouble to find ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for taking the trouble to find that article. I downloaded it and I think it will be a nice starting point for our project.Dan Wekselgreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696028020767073620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-21692137939029972032006-12-12T12:11:00.000-08:002006-12-12T12:11:00.000-08:00Mathmatics Teaching in the Middle School had an ar...Mathmatics Teaching in the Middle School had an article on an activity a little like this (though from the other side--the credit card user's side):<br />November 2000, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 150<br />I remember the article as being a really fun read with good ideas for how to put the activity together. I reccommend it to you and/or the teacher of the students who will be using the credit cards. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing how it works out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-56616093898035962842006-12-11T15:16:00.000-08:002006-12-11T15:16:00.000-08:00RWP - good point. I hope I'll have time to take s...RWP - good point. I hope I'll have time to take students to the lab and teach the basic of spreadsheets. Then they can really play around with what happens when you change interest rates, monthly payments, and principal amounts. Managing their student loans is something they will all be dealing with relatively soon.Dan Wekselgreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696028020767073620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-66707496233191330182006-12-11T09:00:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:00:00.000-08:00Excellent. When I teach my undergrads how to creat...Excellent. When I teach my undergrads how to create amoritization tables, I always have students who are shocked to find that not all of their loan payment goes toward the principal, and that they are paying toward the interest.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-15221314673213909752006-12-11T06:13:00.000-08:002006-12-11T06:13:00.000-08:00Definitely tie in those real-life bonuses (music, ...Definitely tie in those real-life bonuses (music, dress days) because otherwise purchasing power is less meaningful to the kids if they claim to "buy" something but never actually receive it. And besides, who doesn't like bribing children to learn math? :PDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325382381575647556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-70281690805786610212006-12-10T18:45:00.000-08:002006-12-10T18:45:00.000-08:00Thanks. I'm going to have to do a lot of careful ...Thanks. I'm going to have to do a lot of careful prep work to make sure this doesn't become a waste of time. I'll post updates as I develop it, and when it's done, I'll post the project materials on the ILoveMath website.Dan Wekselgreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696028020767073620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226356.post-34574286686546766462006-12-10T10:20:00.000-08:002006-12-10T10:20:00.000-08:00This is an *exceptional* idea. Run with it--and l...This is an *exceptional* idea. Run with it--and let us know how it goes.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.com