Rachel's Literacy Blog

     Higher education has been something seen as a way to go up the ladder of life with more financial opportunities, but it seems that now prices have been spiking up to an amount that is not sustainable for upcoming college students who cannot financially support themselves. Higher education is not worth the price. The documentary and especially the articles gave me greater insight with how college education should be reformed.  I had already thought that the educational system was flawed, but the articles and documentary had only confirmed my suspicions.     I really liked how we took notes on the topic using the 4 A's because it gave me an array of perspectives that I might have not probably considered if I were to do the other note taking methods.  The evidence that stood out to me was when I had heard from the "Ivory Tower" documentary that "Colleges have lost their way of who they are and what they are, they have turned into huge businesses". Upon that st

      Financial literacy is a language that students should be able to comprehend, especially with today's society being so keen on having and making money.  Financial literacy should not just be for those who have a surplus of money, but also for people who are struggling with it or even just passing by in life.  It is important that the youth of today could learn the fundamentals of financial literacy and to add onto it as they get older.  According to the article "Money Matters", there has been a proposed plan where kindergarteners learn about counting money and currency, and later on in eighth grade go onto learning more about economics and finances.  This will allow them to be more knowledgeable in the financial world and will allow them to take on financial opportunities they would know have been able to recognize without the classes.  Financial literacy also teaches people about entrepreneurship, and as "Money Matters" mentions that people will "be a