{"id":27832,"date":"2025-11-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/?p=27832"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:03:53","slug":"rethinking-financial-education-for-k-8-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/rethinking-financial-education-for-k-8-students\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhy Aren\u2019t We Taught About Investments in School?\u201d Rethinking Financial Education for K\u20138 Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Brendan Carlson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been teaching middle school for three years and college for six. While differences exist between the two levels, commonalities are present. Students in junior high and juniors in college often ask a similar question: \u201cWhy aren\u2019t we taught about money in school?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be noted that I don\u2019t teach in a business- or finance-related program of study. 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