The Federal Reserve and the Elementary Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Suiter, Mary C.; Mabry, Lyndlee
Titel	The Federal Reserve and the Elementary Classroom
Quelle	In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 22 (2010) 3, S.17-20 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-0300
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Economics Education; Banking; Social Studies; Elementary School Students; National Standards; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Teachers; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Wirtschaftskunde; Bankgeschäft; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; USA
Abstract	Today's young students, when they grow to be adults, will have to make decisions the consequences of which will impact their lives and the lives of others. As consumers, they will need to understand that they can't have everything they want. They will have to make spending, savings, and investing decisions that benefit their own families over the long term. Citizens must grapple with understanding the economic policy decisions of Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserve, and how these policies impact the lives of consumers, producers, and investors--and the health of the economy itself. Research in economic education shows that elementary students can and do learn economics when their teachers are knowledgeable and have high-quality economic education materials on hand. The Federal Reserve, commonly referred to as the "Fed," has expertise through its economists and its economic educators to provide content programs, publications, and curricular materials for teachers to use to help elementary students develop economic literacy. This article presents economics and children's literature lessons as well as teaching resources from the Federal Reserve Banks that can be used to help students better understand their economic world. (Contains 10 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10