Wednesday 10/11/17

12.E1 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE ECONOMY: Individuals should set personal financial goals, recognize their income needs and debt obligations, and know how to utilize effective budgeting, borrowing, and investment strategies to maximize well-being. 12.E1a In making economic decisions in any role, individuals should consider the set of opportunities that they have, their resources (e.g., income and wealth), their preferences, and their ethics.



Career Moment:  Trigger Warning: Please substitute "Unsuccessful" for "poor."

Teacher's Note: I feel the above video does a good job of reminding the viewer to "take it with a grain of salt", and the narrator admits that some of the content makes sweeping generalizations. However, I must add a personal note to remind folks to not take it too closely to heart. You are kids, still, and please do not think I am blaming any of you for your particular circumstances. The above video is submitted to provoke thoughtful debate. I find the video is more relatable if I imagine the narrator using the words "successful" and "unsuccessful" for "rich" and "poor". Finally, I can personally point to a number of things in this video that have, and continue to, hold me back as I try to still, at 51, develop my own person. -bk