Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

it helps everyone in life no matter what your occupation

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

Yes, both should be required. Economics is an examination of behaviors on small or large scales. This is something all adults engage in ...adults is used loosely here...say allowance earning age and up. Again , basic finance is a subject we all engage in...done a refi on your house lately?, purchased a car or a boat?....Did you read the loan paperwork?

Econ is normally offered as an option/elective. If not required, people would shy away from those classes....trusting the money fairies instead to keep their personal finances in order.

Education should be designed to challenge. It follow then that this information should not be reserved for the business majors...those individuals are more motivated to learn the material to begin with.

An introductory class would be beneficial to a greater number of students...and perhaps keep more from making mistakes in their financial lives.

A collection of facts is not always the truth....

Shelby Foote

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

Economics normally is.

Personal finance should be, because many people clearly have no idea what the hell they are doing.

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

I think some high schools have been introducing classes on %26quot;life skills%26quot;, teaching students about taxes, savings, maintaining good credit and avoiding insane interest charges on credit cards, etc. I think it makes more sense to teach this stuff in high school as opposed to college, since it%26#039;s so basic.

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

I don%26#039;t think so. I love math and math classes, however, the thought and actual experience of econ classes kills me. I hate them. They are boring and are rather difficult for me to succeed in because of my hatred for them. So making them a requirement would not be beneficial in my case but more of a pain and would also lower my gpa. Any information taught in those classes are of no use to me for the simple fact that when I don%26#039;t like something I tune it out. Therefor, besides a bad grade, I retain nothing.

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

No, the courses themselves are much more involved than what the average person cares to know. If offered to all students it would cause a drop of GPA%26#039;s.

leave the finance and Economics for the Business majors.

Should economics and basic finance be a requirement for all students?

I definitely think that finance and economics should be a requirement for all students. Basic economics as well as basic finance are quite useful everyday. I believe that all students should learn about these topics because they come into contact with them each and every day no matter what job they end up taking.