>> fails to teach us basics of personal finance Actually that's not true anymore, at least where I live. My 15 year old had a class where they explained in pre

>> fails to teach us basics of personal finance Actually that's not true anymore, at least where I live. My 15 year old had a class where they explained in pretty good detail how loans work, how one would go about getting a loan without getting ripped off, and how much one would have to pay back. I was very pleased when I saw homework related to this. I don't know which percentage of kids will absorb (let alone retain) this, but they can no longer claim that society "fails" to teach them.