



Kerrie Crandall
Adult Roles & Responsibilities
Child Development
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