hmm....Mel, I agree that the teacher is backing old stereotypes with the 'marriage' thing. I also agree that there are other options to having a car... I see the benefit of teaching personal finance, but I think those two points above are troubling. I'm sure that (was it Tulip?) is correct thinking that the teacher is trying to simplify things, but if it was my child in a course like that, I would be inclined to make some waves. I like that your child practiced the line about marriage - love it, in fact! Would have loved to have heard the report had she delivered the line. Personal finance is one thing. Perpetuating puritanical belief systems is another. Maybe the teacher could give options to which kinds of loans the students have to take out (student loans with slightly lower interest rates than car loans... credit card debt with twice the interest rate of the next highest loan...) - and lose the marriage thing altogether. That seems really entirely superfluous to the actual lesson to be learned.
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I don't think my marriage is outdated and my husband does make significantly more than I do, mostly out of career choice. Given those facts, I still don't feel "subjugated."
I love how non teachers try to second guess a teacher's lesson plan. "I'm sure it could be done better this way." Fine, get into teaching and do it your way.
Teaching is a fine balancing act. Have you considerd that the teacher may need to keep it simple so that all the students can grasp the concept. Hmmm... I bet that teacher still has some kids who don't know their basic math facts and can't read beyond a third grade level.
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