Why did BOE not demand Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

Lately they are only focused on politics of equity. Everything else is out the window.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get all the fighting. In our 7th grade class this year, they had a few weeks of financial literacy. It was really nicely done.

Great so they don’t need to ram in down our throats as a HS credit.

I’d rather have financial literacy than all the fake mental health and political correctness nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

Most parents wanted an extra class? Show me the data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get all the fighting. In our 7th grade class this year, they had a few weeks of financial literacy. It was really nicely done.

Great so they don’t need to ram in down our throats as a HS credit.

Given how many people struggle with their personal finances, I think it's part of well rounded education.

Call it math, make it a year long class, and let it count as one the required four years. It'd be so much more useful for some people than some advanced math classes.

This already exists, and I agree more students should register for it. The class is called Quantitative Literacy, and it counts as a required math class. The board recommended that MCPS rename the class to something else like Financial Literacy.

But they didn't make it required. A requirement to ensure financial literacy makes sense, and allowing that to be completed either by a class, by an extracurricular or by a test-out seems to check all the boxes of making sure students are prepared without necessarily filling up an elective slot or an advanced math slot.

Just stop. It didn’t pass.

Plus 1000

[Anonymous]

It should be included in math classes and it doesn’t have to wait until high school. The FDIC has free curriculums for grades 3preK-12. They are only about 8-10 lessons each, so not enough to be a stand alone class.

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/teach-money-smart/money-smart-for-young-people/index.html.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It should be included in math classes and it doesn’t have to wait until high school. The FDIC has free curriculums for grades 3preK-12. They are only about 8-10 lessons each, so not enough to be a stand alone class.

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/teach-money-smart/money-smart-for-young-people/index.html.html

This link doesn't work. Can you post the correct one?

[Anonymous]

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/teach-money-smart/index.html

Scroll down and click on “Money Smart for Young People” to see the preK-12 links.

There are several other free curriculums designed for 8-10 lessons at all ages created by nonprofit organizations. I used the FDIC curriculum because it is less reliant on technology. The other free curriculums are online modules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It should be included in math classes and it doesn’t have to wait until high school. The FDIC has free curriculums for grades 3preK-12. They are only about 8-10 lessons each, so not enough to be a stand alone class.

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/teach-money-smart/money-smart-for-young-people/index.html.html

MCPS does include financial literacy lessons in 7th grade world studies classes, and, in normal years, they have related field trips to Junior Achievement finance park.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finance-park.aspx

[Anonymous]

I remember in 3rd grade they also did a whole unit on money and budgeting.

[Anonymous]

Hana O'Looney is off to Harvard, and the next SMOB will have to come up with his own initiative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

Watch the last BOE boarding or go look at the board notes from the meeting. They clearly present the results of the survey.

Most parents wanted an extra class? Show me the data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

Lately they are only focused on politics of equity. Everything else is out the window.

Don’t know how this is a focus on equity when it ignores the desire of most of the surveyed stakeholders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students wants it, Parents wants Financial Literacy as a graduate requirements. Student rep on the board member also made a case for financial literacy at the meeting comparing to Frederick County Schools where it is a graduation requirements. But Someone at the meeting said due to demographic differences, they compare MCPS to PG county schools not Frederick county schools. It looks like they are driving MCPS on same disastrous path of PG county schools.

So, now demographics determine what kids learn at MCPS schools? Interesting.

Those who did not watch the meeting, spend your 15 minutes to watch that segment.

Parents want the kids to learn financial literacy but not an extra class required for graduation. In one of your prior posts, you mentioned the ones who need it the most are least likely to take it. Make it count as a math credit option so those who want to take it can. Seriously, don’t take away the limited electives the kids already have. Some want to take Chorus/ Drama for 4 years, some want to take shop, some want to take DP APs.

Actually parents mostly wanted it to be a requirement.

Who did they survey? Where are the results. Please show me that a majority of parents wanted this.

Give it up, Jill.
Lately they are only focused on politics of equity. Everything else is out the window.

Don’t know how this is a focus on equity when it ignores the desire of most of the surveyed stakeholders.

[Anonymous]

Give it up.