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“Why Aren’t We Taught About Investments in School?” Rethinking Financial Education for K–8 Students

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By Brendan Carlson

I’ve been teaching middle school for three years and college for six. While differences exist between the two levels, commonalities are present. Students in junior high and juniors in college often ask a similar question: “Why aren’t we taught about money in school?”

It should be noted that I don’t teach in a business- or finance-related program of study. Still, money is ingrained in so much of our lives that financial literacy should be embedded throughout our education system, regardless of age or career path.

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Brendan Carlson is from Milwaukee, WI, home of the 2021 NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks. He and his wife, Catreese, married in 2009 and have 5 children together. Brendan has worked in social work and higher education for the bulk of his career and is currently endeavoring to implement financial literacy throughout Milwaukee’s K–8 system.

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Brendan Carlson
Brendan Carlson
Brendan Carlson is from Milwaukee, WI, home of the 2021 NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks. He and his wife, Catreese, married in 2009 and have 5 children together. Brendan has worked in social work and higher education for the bulk of his career and is currently endeavoring to implement financial literacy throughout Milwaukee’s K–8 system.

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