Overview:
This is a two-part/two-day lesson. Each lesson should take approximately 40-45 minutes. The first lesson begins with students discussing the concept of loans, and then specifically of student loans. Students compute different loan scenarios. Finally, students discuss and reflect on student loans in general.
NBEA Standard(s):
- Computation, I. Mathematical Foundations
- Computation, II. Number Relationships and Operations
- Computation, III. Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
- Computation, VI. Problem-Solving Applications
Knowledge@Wharton High School Articles:
- “Zina Kumok’s Guide to Smart Student-loan Liftoff”
- “Who Knew the Job of a Prosecutor Looks Nothing Like “Law & Order?””
- “When It Comes to Student Loans, It Pays to Finish Your Degree”
- “Two Young Women Share their Struggles and Successes with Student Loan Debt”
- “The Rising Costs of a U.S. College Education”
- “The Ins and Outs of Interest — from a Student Loan Survivor”
- “The Fed Revealed: The Dangers of Monetary Policy”
- “The College Investment: Will It Pay Off?”
- “Talking Money: Students Reflect on a Year of Spending, Valuing and Socking It Away for College”
- “Preparing Students for the Hard Reality of Post-college Debt”
- “Paying for College: Why the Money Issue Is a ‘Big, Big Deal’”
- “One House, Three Seniors and Lots of College Essays”
- “Olivia Mitchell on Why Young Consumers Should Just Say No to Spending”
- “Killing the ‘Cockroaches’ of Myths about Money”
- “International Student Athletes Learn How to Compete at U.S. Colleges”
- “Green Beans and Other College Essay Tips”
- “Getting Creative with Money”
- “Educator Toolkit: Paying for College”
- “College Students Going Hungry? Sara Goldrick-Rab Shares This and Other Campus Realities”
- “2018 Graduates Define Success”
- “10 Truths about Student Loan Debt”
Lesson Plan Details:
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