Today we focused on the topic of economics in the social studies curriculum. Everyone in my class was responsible for researching a portion of the presentation. The format of this presentation was a direct instruction lesson with elements of JIGSAW incorporated. The only experience I have with economics is through my life experience of working.
In high school I had a brief half semester course going over economics but it was not very effective or meaningful since I do not recall much. My portion of the presentation focused on economics as a whole and ways to incorporate it into everyday instruction. I enjoyed coming up with ways to explain economics to first graders and second graders. Even though the topic of economics is hard to grasp, I feel it is important for students to have a genera understanding of it in order to be positive members of their community.
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