What economics should we teach before college, if any?

Economics can be taught much earlier than we usually imagine, as a life skill, with direct experience, from kindergarten on. An experiential, early-grades economics of budgets, buying, and giving-up-to-get may be better than the politically inspired insistence that students get an allegedly healthy...

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Published in:	The Journal of economic education Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 293 - 299
Main Authors:	Roberts, Helen, McCloskey, Deirdre N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Taylor & Francis Group 01-07-2012 Routledge Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects:	Academic grades College College students Colleges CONTENT ARTICLES IN ECONOMICS: Symposium on Precollege Teaching of Economics Course Content Daily Living Skills Developmental Studies Programs Developmentally Appropriate Practices Economics Education Educational Needs Educational Policy Educational Practices Elementary education elementary school Elementary Secondary Education Financial literacy Free markets high school High school students High schools JEL codes Kindergarten education Life skills Politics of Education Raisins Relevance (Education) Studies Teachers teaching economics Unterricht Vorbereitung Wirtschaft
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Summary:	Economics can be taught much earlier than we usually imagine, as a life skill, with direct experience, from kindergarten on. An experiential, early-grades economics of budgets, buying, and giving-up-to-get may be better than the politically inspired insistence that students get an allegedly healthy dose of free-market ideology just before they are old enough to vote.
ISSN:	0022-0485 2152-4068
DOI:	10.1080/00220485.2012.686396