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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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