Tuck Gionet’s students at Snohomish High School deserve congratulations for an excellent job of learning financial literacy. (Feb. 15 article, “Students offer clever financial ideas to lawmakers.”)
A couple of students had a great idea to save money, which could be used to pay for the classes. Turn off the lights, computers and turn down the heat when school’s out. Brainstorming could find more ideas to pay for these classes.
Financial chaos is an impetus to finding creative solutions. Mr. Gionet’s students are on the right track to success.
The students proposed laws that would require financial education be taught by integrating lessons into math classes instead of creating new classes, which would be cheaper. They believe financial lessons would make math more relevant. The results would save government money in the long run because young people would be more knowledgeable about financial issues and better prepared to manage money.
Rep. Mike Sells, D-Everett, and Rep. Marko Liias, D-Mukilteo, should have sat down with the students in a real idea exchange discussion instead of discouraging them by saying it can’t be done now.
Another article in the newspaper told about financial literacy being taught in schools in Indianapolis, Utah, Missouri and Tennessee, and teaching personal finance in kindergarten through high school is being considered in Indiana and Kansas. All schools must include personal finance and financial literacy in their curriculum for kindergarten through high school in order to save the great quality of life in the United States. High school graduates should be financially literate.
Patricia Mattison
Lynnwood
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