Adult Roles and Responsibilities/Financial Literacy

This is a full year class that teaches students necessary skills for real life situations that they will encounter in their future.
The following subjects will be covered...

• Positive and negative development of self-concept and self-esteem
• Values and how they impact relationships
• Financial choices and the impact they have on relationships
• Steps to achieve long and short term goals
• The decision-making process (identify problem, brainstorm possible solutions, explore and evaluate, make a decision, act on decision, evaluate)
• The difference between needs and wants
• The impact of education on income potential
• Educational requirements associated with career choices
• Designing and maintaining a budget
• Consumer protection laws
• Learn and practice communication skills
• The purposes and cost of dating
• Violence cycle and characteristics of abusers
• The importance of the engagement period in preparing for a healthy marriage
• The costs and rewards of using credit
• The value of financial planning
• Characteristics and strategies used to develop healthy family relationships
• The importance of the different types of insurance