The school board are making the decision to implement another class as a requirement to graduate, this being a financial literacy course, and I feel this to be a very promising choice. There is a problem in our current school system with the lack of teaching some very important life skills, such as how to keep a budget, or how to buy a house. This is a problem that something like this graduation requirement course could solve. So, have stating that, I would say that this required class would benefit us as everyday people giving the youth the info to live a comfortable life, teaching the responsibilities of keeping a budget and the difference between needs and wants, and simulating the struggles of saving and budgeting.
To start off, as I've stated before, our youth deserve to be given the information they’d need to live comfortably. Sadly, as of right now there isn’t any way to make sure the kids understand what they need to know to be successful adults. This requirement would guarantee they would at least know the basics of finances, so they wouldn’t be going into the world blind. They'd at least understand the basics of keeping a budget.
Speaking of keeping a budget. It's a important skill the youth need to understand. Without knowing this, t...
