Senior Year Advantages

Senior year has a different structure for everyone, some view it as a time to complete extra credits for college, to prepare to enter into the work force while others view it as a time to relax before they take the next step of life. No matter which path they choose all seniors will have one thing in common, soon the 'll all be in the real world and facing real world problems. In most cases a graduating senior can find the slope of a line and even find the midpoint between two points, but are clueless when it comes to balancing a checkbook and how credit card fees and interest work. According to the standard 24 credit diploma outline students are required to take 4 math credits, of which must include Algebra 1 and Geometry. Unfortunly most schools don 't offer a financial literacy course and if the school does …show more content…
Well into adulthood, many adults still stress out about their finances, one major advantage to adding a financial literacy course to a high school senior 's curriculum is security. Instead of learning how to factor polynomials a high school senior can feel secure that their math teacher is teaching them how to calculate interest on the college loans that they might have to take in the upcoming weeks. In a perfect world the curriculum of the finacial literacy course would bridge the gap between the student 's math class and the world that they will soon be facing. Working with their teachers, students will learn important tools and skills to make managing, spending and budgeting their money and understanding the many credit card offers they will be reciveing.With the guidance of teachers, students would be better equipped to cope with the stress of managing their finances while feeling less embarrassed when needing