By: Doreen

Doreen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:20:38 +0000

Good Morning Jean,
I am a Business Teacher who whole heartedly believes that we need to PREPARE our students for College and the Workforce! I use many of the valuable resources in Practical Money Skills to teach an Introduction to Finance course. I am also writing today to invite you to speak to my class. Speakers enhance the curriculum and make the topics real to the students.
Financial illiteracy and American greed has put us in this economic crisis. I read an article that described how indecision in college is too expensive, this has become evident. In New York our elementary level of education does a wonderful job of inspiring, educating and stimulating creative minds. Then the students come to high school where it becomes a push to college. When did we stop preparing our students for college and the workforce? Lack of funding and federal aid has pushed districts to eliminate the elective courses such as financial literacy. Districts have been forced to cut courses that stimulate those minds and spark interests for possible career choices. College is too expensive for indecision!
College students spend too much time during college trying to figure out what they would like to do. The focus has been to find something to do that makes you happy but in reality many of those fields of interest are no longer in need, hence the reason for not finding a job. College students without jobs can’t pay their student loans and the story goes on and on. I graduated from a high school that offered many business courses. An interest in Accounting was sparked in high school which gave me a reason and a purpose for college.
Society and Government need to understand that high school is the place to PREPARE our students for college or the workforce not PUSH them to college or to the workforce. Electives such as CTE (Career and Technical Education) offer courses that stimulate minds and give students a purpose to go to college, a trade school or directly into the workforce. To solve our countries problems and societies economic issues we need to educate our students and provide them with the financial skills and aptitudes as well as stimulate their minds with possible career choices.
Thank you in advance for reading my letter and your consideration.
Sincerely,
Doreen Kelly

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:14:00 +0000

Hello Jean!
I am completely desperate for some advice. I am a mother of a two year old daughter and had to quit my job 8 months after she was born. We had to relocate for my fiances new job. I have been applying for jobs since we moved and no such luck. For the last year I have just been doing odd jobs for people so that I can at least send my collectors some money. So now I have become significantly behind on my bills and have been sent to collections. Every day I live in stress, fear, anxiety and depression due to this situation. My debt is in student loans and credit cards. The amount owed to my student loans is about $10,000 and my credit debt is about $6,300 combined. I have 4 different bills and I just can’t seem to find a way to balance myself out so that I can get back on track. Is there any hope for my situation?

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