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7+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

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When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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April is Financial Literacy Month–Try these Resources

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Most new jobholders never had to think about costs vs. revenue, instead relied on parents to keep a roof over their head, heat and AC turned on, and gas in the car (and a car in the driveway). The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad news is it’s not mandatory.

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

Scientix

In Natural Sciences, students often struggle to understand and apply science topics, and have difficulties imagining or realizing their importance and application in real life. As John Doerr, successful venture capitalist and early investor in Google, recently phrased it: “Sustainability is the next computer science”. Career choice.

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Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit with STEAM

PCS Edventures

First, podcasters must identify a unique topic that resonates with audiences. During the editing stage, learners experiment with new tools and techniques. Understanding body language cues is crucial to entrepreneurs' success as they strive to understand what their team, investors and consumers each value. References: Stahl, A.

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

But with remarkable regularity Ed would surprise me with yet another—often at first hard-to-believe—story about a situation or topic that I had no idea he’d ever been involved in. Ed and the Soviet Union One of the topics about which Ed often told “you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up” stories was the Soviet Union.