Think back to when you were in high school...
Did you take home economics? Did you take economics? Did you take a business course?
Now...
Did ANY of those classes teach financial literacy? Or entrepreneurship?
According to the national Moneythink chapter, only EIGHT of the FIFTY United States require financial literacy training in order to graduate from high school. That's ridiculous. No one everywhere we look houses are in foreclosure and folks are in debt up to their eyeballs. If you aren't taught how to use something, chances are you won't use it correctly.
That's where Moneythink comes in. Moneythink uses college mentors to teach financial literacy and basic entrepreneurship IN high school classrooms. It is absolutely FREE to the schools and provides the students with the skills they will need to succeed in a monetary driven culture.
Family Services of Western PA is just getting started with Moneythink. If you've been reading this blog, you know that we attended the first ever Summer Conference in Chicago. We are now in the process of starting Moneythink chapters at Carnegie Mellon University with faculty adviser Dr. Carol Goldburg and at University of Pittsburgh with the Trading Pitt student group.
If you are interested in becoming a Moneythink mentor, please contact Brittany at linvilleb@fswp.org. We would love to talk with you about being a mentor or about starting your own chapter in the Western PA area.
In addition, if you are a teacher, school counselor or principal interested in hosting a Moneythink class at your school, please contact Brittany at linvilleb@fswp.org. We'd love to bring this amazing program to your school!
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