By BETTY BASTIDAS
“You need to have the best possible banker relationship you can have,” said Alec Tatum, a sophomore at Mission High during a Financial Literacy Workshop given to a class of more than 30 students.
Jennifer Colker, a peer resource educator at Mission High School, got the idea to teach a Financial Literacy workshop when a student received a check but had no checking account. After two months of intense research, learning new terms and getting comfortable with the language of 401Ks, finance charges, debit cards and work study, Colker’s class was ready to take its power point on the road—or at least to other students.
You are an excellent instructor Ms. Colker! With the life and times we are living in currently, it is important for young people to understand finances. it is unfortunate that our student s are currently learning the wrong economic theory. Did you know that we in the US do not currently run the system of economics as it pertains tho the US Constitution? The more they learn the more they will look for knowledge.
GOD BLESS YOU
: ) Ms. Colker, did you teach your students to scrutinize and analyze the fine print that comes with every credit card? I wish someone in high school had taught me about reading the fine print. But learning the ability to understand the fine print probably wouldn’t have made much of an impact because the credit card industry would have made the fine print difficult to read regardless of how much mastery a layperson could have over them.
Hi Betty,
thanks for doing such a great job reporting on this piece. You’re right, they learned so much and relayed the information so beautifully, so professionally, and with so much class.
Cheers!
Jennifer