Winooski high school students were teaching their younger peers Thursday as part of Jumpstart’s first national financial literacy teen teach-in. “For young students, this may be the first time they talk to someone about money,” Courtney said. Mr. Pocket teaches high school business and personal finance courses. High school students spent the morning teaching the basics of financial literacy to first- and third-grade classrooms at JFK Elementary School. “There are a lot of things that people take for granted, but a lot of us just learn the hard way, and we learn by trial and error because we’ve never had a class like this before,” Pocket said. Ta. During class, older students read books, did activities, and answered questions from younger students. Relver Starr, who goes by his last name, is his sophomore year at Winooski High School. He said a group of first-year students asked him questions such as what money is, how to save money and what debt is. He said he and his older classmates also passed on the knowledge they learned in pocket classes. Khadijah Hassan, a senior in Ms. Pocket’s class, learned many life skills, Ms. Starr said. Managing household finances may still be a challenge. “As a high school student, it’s difficult to save money,” Hassan said. First-year student Prayan Dulal showed off some of her new skills to NBC5 and explained the difference between “need” and “need.” “We need shelter, food and water,” Dulal said. “I want a touch-screen TV. My students and teachers told me they could always start saving money and talking about money,” she said in the book we read. had a piggy bank, so I think that’s the first step for me to start.Dulal says he likes saving money more than spending it, and is currently in his first year and is saving for college. added. He also said he thinks a college education is necessary for him, but Dural also has his eye on what he wants. “If you buy your college savings, you might still have enough money to spend on a cell phone,” she said. Teachers and students agreed that it’s never too early to start. Talking to kids about financial literacy. Mr Pocket teaches parents and carers to encourage financial literacy by having children track their allowance and birthday money at home and help them understand the value of what they have and what happens when they spend it. He advises students to start taking lessons.
Winooski high school students mentored their younger peers Thursday as part of Jumpstart’s first national financial literacy teen teach-in.
“For young students, this may be the first time they talk to someone about money,” said Courtney Pocket, who teaches business and personal finance courses at the high school.
High school students spent the morning teaching the basics of financial literacy to first- and third-grade classrooms at JFK Elementary School.
“There are a lot of things that sometimes people take for granted, but a lot of us just learn the hard way and learn through trial and error because we didn’t have classes like this,” Pocket said. I did.
During class, older students read books, did activities, and answered questions from younger students.
Relver Starr, who goes by the last name, is a sophomore at Winooski High School. He said his group of first graders asked questions such as what money is, how to save money and what debt is.
He and his older classmates also passed on the knowledge they learned through pocket classes.
“If I hadn’t taken the classes, I wouldn’t have been able to learn how to save money, what taxes are, what a cover letter and resume are,” Starr said.
Khadija Hassan, a senior in Ms. Pocket’s class, said that although she learned many life skills, managing the household finances can still be a challenge.
“As a high school student, it’s difficult to save money,” Hassan said.
First-year student Prayan Dulal showed off some of her new skills on NBC5, explaining the difference between “needs” and “wants” when it comes to spending wisely.
“We need shelter, food and water,” Dural said. “I want a touch screen TV.”
Students and teachers said they can always start talking about saving money and money.
“In the book we read, she had a piggy bank, so I think that’s the first step to saving money,” Hassan said.
Dural said she prefers saving money rather than spending it, adding that she is currently a first-year student and is saving for college.
He also said that while he thinks a college education is what he needs, he also has an eye on what he wants.
”[After] If I buy my college savings, I might still have enough money to buy a phone,” Dural said.
Teachers and students agreed that it’s never too early to start talking to children about financial literacy.
Mr Pocket teaches parents and carers to encourage financial literacy by having children track their allowance and birthday money at home and help them understand the value of what they have and what happens when they spend it. He advises students to start taking lessons.
