School teaches loans as a a way of life

[Veronica]

Public schools are not the forum for discussing alternative lifestyles. For all of you who want kids to be aware that homosexual relationships are valid relationships, there are just as many parents who don't want their kids to hear anything at all about that or evolution.

Veronica

[Flybye]

Public schools are not the forum for discussing alternative lifestyles. For all of you who want kids to be aware that homosexual relationships are valid relationships, there are just as many parents who don't want their kids to hear anything at all about that or evolution.

Veronica

I like that. Very much. You are so right. I want my kids to know about many different aspects of humanity and love, just not taught from the school down the street!

[KnottedYet]

Public schools are not the forum for discussing alternative lifestyles. For all of you who want kids to be aware that homosexual relationships are valid relationships, there are just as many parents who don't want their kids to hear anything at all about that or evolution.

Veronica

???
I just read this whole thread, and never saw anything about homosexuality? And schools teaching homosexuality? Did I miss something?

My high school had a graduation requirement that we all take a personal finance class. It was awesome, with similar exercises involving budgets for single households, single parent households, 2 adults, 2 parents plus kids. We had several scenarios to figure out, and had to fill out itemized 1040 forms for taxes. We also played with loans and what the real cost of an item came to if it was purchased with a credit card. I vividly remember getting UTTERLY lost during the discussion about interest, but the idea that "my" $50 TV would end up costing me nearly twice as much if I bought it on credit and paid the minimum every month made a big impact.

I am grateful to this very day for that graduation requirement. We complained about that class and how unfair it was that we had to do so much work for it and some of the scenarios seemed unreal, but it was one of the most valuable classes I took.

[Veronica]

That's my interpretation of "partners," which was used.

Veronica

[Zen]

Partners can be hetero or homosexual. I guess in some eyes either is an "alternative lifestyle" but let's not drift from the main topic of finances

[Flybye]

Partners can be hetero or homosexual. I guess in some eyes either is an "alternative lifestyle" but let's not drift from the main topic of finances

Party pooper