Where Does Personal Finance Education Fit Into the Core Curriculum Content Standards?
As noted above, personal finance education is not specifically identified as one of the seven academic content areas in the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. However, it is alluded to in several of the cumulative progress indicators and can be used as a “real life” application of the critical thinking, decision-making, workplace readiness, mathematical, and language arts skills that are required by the standards. Indeed, this type of application is encouraged. Personal finance issues, such as auto insurance and credit cards, are of interest to teens and can be the “hook” with which they apply other subject matters.
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