Should finance be added to schools curriculum? - Page 2

bennis_mama · 11-02-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kemtee

Absolutely. Economics education in general is abysmal in this country. It's why so many lies can be put across as fact in the media -- the general public has little or no understanding of what actually is entailed in the financial sector.

A big focus should be how to surive outside the classroom for one, however, I agree with the above statement. A public with no understanding of the world, in general, are prey for corrupt politicians and businessmen.