by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed.

Can I really be in charge of my own learning?

It is your life.

What determines your success in life is not what you learn in your head, but what you learn in your heart. When education is "free," the deepest truth learned is that life is already paid for - the world owes it to you.

Only, that "truth" is not true at all.

You could chose a different path.

by Barbara Frank

Teens usually learn more from real life learning projects than from projects out of books. A bonus is that the teen doing the assignment sometimes also helps out the family by performing a useful service.

Parental Issues that Interfere with Financial Education -Two Lessons for Teens
by Jill Suskind

When young adults mismanage their money, they suffer AND so does everyone else!  We cannot afford to marginalize financial education any longer.  As individuals and as a country, it’s no longer acceptable to say “I will let my children learn about finances later.”  We have learned that this attitude breeds generations of adults who don’t know how to manage their money. 

by Jill Suskind

Teaching teenagers about money is one of the most important things a parent can do to prepare them for their future.  Barbara McRae, MCC, Bestselling author of Coach Your Teen To Success says, “As a nationally known parent-teen expert, I believe financial literacy is one of the primary responsibilities of a parent to offer their children in preparation for adulthood.” 

By Jill Suskind, WealthQuest for Teens

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a 100% Guaranteed Method for helping the teenagers in our lives grow into wealthy, fulfilled, confident and contributing adults?  Unfortunately, there is no such parenting guide, but if there WAS, here is what an excerpt might look like:

by Jill Suskind

We all want our children to be prepared to meet the financial realities of adulthood with confidence and competence.  We know that our quality of life is largely determined by our ability to think about and organize our money so it works and grows.  As a financial educator, I am committed to supporting families to succeed in this mission. 

By Jill Suskind

Financial education should be at the top of every educator’s list: to prepare every teen with the confidence and competence to face the financial realities of adulthood.  Our country needs this; our children need this.

by Barbara Frank

What subjects should you include when homeschooling your teen through high school? Answering this question can and does fill entire books. Personally, I think at least some of the subjects should be related to your teen’s interests as much as anything else. But there’s one subject that should be mandatory: personal finance.

by Shelley Tzorfas

Question: How do I assist my homeschooler/teenager select the right college and/or career?

Answer: Pay attention to smaller factors, such as weather, time, and how they affect your child.

by Jean Burk

Community service can be a powerful way for students to apply their academic disciplines to the real world. It doesn’t compete with a student’s education but it can validate and solidify it. When young people are actively involved by using their education in service, they will stretch themselves and grow individually as they become actively involved citizens. Serving others benefits the student, the community and the world as a whole.