alt.education

In article Wide Eyed in Wonder writes:
> On Feb 14, 9:24 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
> > "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in messagenews:a95aaebc-6d38-47a8-829b-5c3edded437e@...
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Feb 12, 10:14 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
> > >> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
> > >> messagenews:a6fc243c-c120-4a16-ba79-c8aba0659ed2@...
> >
> > >> > On Feb 10, 3:03 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
> > >> >> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
> > >> >> messagenews:3f28bf2d-bc04-4674-ac98-4657b9ef88aa@...
> >
> > >> >> > On Feb 4, 4:09 pm, Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
> > >> >> >> I saw an article in the last NEA Today article about the need to
> > >> >> >> teach
> > >> >> >> kids about saving money. I agree. How many of us decided to start
> > >> >> >> saving for retirement at some point, and we were told how much more
> > >> >> >> we
> > >> >> >> could've had if we had just started saving sooner? I think it
> > >> >> >> would
> > >> >> >> be a good idea to start a savings account as a class project for
> > >> >> >> all
> > >> >> >> of our students, even if it were only a dime put away each month.
> > >> >> >> This habit could save them a lot of grief, later in life.
> >
> > >> >> >> Kenneth Clifton
> > >> >> >>
> >
> > >> >> > I let this go on for a bit before I would post this. I wanted to
> > >> >> > let
> > >> >> > my opponents commit themselves to an anti-savings teaching
> > >> >> > suggestion. This link...
> > >> >> >/money/
> >
> > >> >> > ..is an NEA posted story coordinated with the SEC about how to teach
> > >> >> > your kids about saving money and investing.
> >
> > >> >> > I'm betting that Rowley, Teachermama, Bob, and others will SUDDENLY
> > >> >> > suggest they weren't against teaching savings at all. Let's find
> > >> >> > out.
> >
> > >> >> Kenneth, I *never* said I was against teaching the mechanics of money
> > >> >> management. I said that I did not feel it was the school's job to
> > >> >> teach
> > >> >> a
> > >> >> value system in regards to saving. In my area, the districts have
> > >> >> been
> > >> >> teaching the mechanics of money management, credit, etc, for *years.*
> > >> >> It
> > >> >> is
> > >> >> written into the math goals.
> >
> > >> > As I said...suddenly approving of what I was suggesting, after dozens
> > >> > of posts disagreeing with it...or were you just trying to disagree
> > >> > with me on .... anything you could find?
> >
> > >> You do seem to enjoy the martyr role, don't you? Please show
> > >> where I said there was something wrong with teaching the basics of money
> > >> management as part of the math curriculum. IOW--prove it, Kenneth.
> >
> > > Since that is all I have ever said, you were either saying something
> > > false about me to disagree or were opposed to one with whom you
> > > agreed. Take your pick.
> >
> > That isn't all you have said. You have also said the following:
> >
> > *****I think it would
> > be a good idea to start a savings account as a class project for all
> > of our students, even if it were only a dime put away each month.*****
> >
> > ****>Rowley: IMO, this (saving money) is something that should be taught at
> > home by
> >
> > > the kids parents.
> >
> > > Martin
> >
> > You: Agreed. That doesn't mean it's not a good message to teach the kids
> > at school, especially if our goal is to teach them to prepare them for
> > life.*****
> >
> > *****You: Go back and read the discussion where I
> > said we should teach kids to save money*****
> >
> > We already teach the basics of money management in my district. We do *not*
> > have class savings accounts, or teach kids to save money, however. Do you
> > think that a curriculum teaching basic money management is adequate, or do
> > you feel it should go further and have class savings accounts and teach the
> > children to save money? Which is it?
>
> Since you have supposedly

"supposedly?...


> asked "repeatedly" for specifics and got
> none in return, you can have no specifics of mine with which to
> disagree...correct?


In other words, don't tell, don't tell.



-- cary