Mathematics: Are we teaching our kids the right thing about money?

Labels: , , , , Posted by hcfoo on Friday, February 01, 2008 @ 6:16 PM

I was browsing through the chapter on 'Money' in the Mathematics Year 1 textbook. And suddenly it struck my mind, "Oh my god, are we teaching the right thing about money to the kids?"

Almost everything is about buying things in this chapter. " Buy, buy buy!" And the funniest part is there's this sub topic called "I know how to USE money!".

Sure we all know how to use money. But how about saving money and manage our money? We are feeding the kids with the 'spending habit' since they are in Year 1 already. Something is not right here.

 

2 drop shot(s):

  1. Firdaus Rahiman said,

    Hi, HCFoo..I agree on the matter that we should teach children not just how to spend their money but also how to earn and save.

    However, considering their young age of 7, their minds are not as matured as we all are.

    Hence, the textbook editors might put in just the basics of commerce that a 7 year old would be able to comprehend; which is either buy or sell.

    And the objective of the mathematics topic is indeed addition. Therefore buying things is a very simple example in my opinion.

    on 9:35 PM  


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    on 1:00 AM  


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