Class Economy

This year we will have a class economy. Each student will learn the process of credit and debit. Students will be rewarded (credits) money for good behavior, doing jobs well, and accomplishing good grades. They will lose money (debits) if they have bad behavior or are not doing their classroom job.

The students will keep up with their credits and debits with a small notebook that will be kept at school. It will be their responsibility to add and subtract credits and debits at the end of a two week period. I will write a (pretend) check to the students for them to cash at our classroom bank. Once they have their cash the students can spend their money at our store or save the money for a future store.

Students are already learning many "real-world" concepts that can't be taught as effectively in a textbook.  The class store is ultimately used to teach economic lessons that include decision making, opportunity cost, supply and demand, and inflation.




 
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