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A blog post from NGPF Fellow, Kerri Herrild:
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There are many reasons why I would not enjoy teaching elementary students. One is that I like it when students can blow their own noses, tie their own shoes and zip their own coats. Another reason is that I don’t have to worry about sending home cutesy newsletters and calendars peppered with ClipArt to parents. By the time students reach the high school, let’s be honest, we don’t communicate with parents very much unless there is a problem to report.
Despite this trend, I have found that our Personal Finance classes give us the perfect opportunity to get parents involved. Through my years of experience, it seems that many parents would rather talk to their kids about sex than money. (Did I just say that in a professional blog post?! Yes, and I say it directly to my students too!) As parents, we often feel that it is our job to protect our kids from all things negative in life. Therefore, we don’t want to share financial concerns, debt problems or money mistakes because we don’t want the kids to worry about something they can’t control. Yet, we are always telling kids that mistakes are okay as long as we learn something from them.
That’s why we NEED to have our parents involved in Personal Finance. Parents really are our students’ first teachers of money issues and habits. We need our parents to see that it is okay to let students learn from the mistakes they have made. In reality, most teens know if there are financial hardships in a family, regardless if it is directly spoken of at home or not. I believe that it is our responsibility as financial educators to encourage parent involvement.
Here are some strategies and benefits to make this happen.
Strategies:
Benefits of parent communications:
So the next time you are doing something meaningful in class, send a quick email home and see what kind of response you get from parents!
If you are looking for a great project that incorporates home communication, refer to this podcast and activity!
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After graduating with an education degree and spending 7 years in an elementary classroom, Laura made the switch to the non-profit world and loves interacting with students, educators and business professionals across the country. She is passionate about all students having access to high quality education and views personal finance education as one way to ‘level the playing field’. When Laura is not locating or creating high quality educational resources, you can find her mountain biking or searching for the best ramen in town!
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