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Activities
1. Wages and Me [doc]
2. Shopping for a Career [doc]
3. Career Planning Worksheet [doc]
Useful Links
The Wall Street Journal - Classroom Edition
The Most Dangerous Jobs You'd Think Would be Safe
PopSci's High School Inventors of 2012
Cost of Living Calculators
CNN Money Cost of Living Comparison
PayScale Cost of Living Calculator
BestPlaces.net Cost of Living Calculator
From Dirt to Riches and ... Back?
Essential Questions:
1. What factors in the economy affect personal finance decisions?
2. How do people make informed decisions about their future careers?
Key Vocabulary:
deductions
disposable income
employee benefits
exemptions
human capital
income
medicare
payroll deductions
social security
work history
Instructional Objectives:
Define resources and income
Evaluate human capital
Analyze the relationship between education & potential income
Establish career goals
Outline steps required to reach a career goal
Theme Rationale:
One form of investment is the development of human capital - the knowledge, skills, talents and health that people possess. People develop their human capital through formal and informal education. To obtain education, people give up something in the short run, such as time and money, in order to gain larger returns
in the future in the form of higher income and job satisfaction. This sort of trade-off is the basis of investment behavior, whether it involves placing money in the stock market or choosing the appropriate after-high-school education. Investment in education pays off in future earning potential. High school is the time for students to plan and set goals for their future careers.
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