As I reflect back on my project, I realized some challenges along my journey. In educating high school students about financial literacy, as an educator, I always remind myself that people do not have the same background. Therefore, the activities should include everyone regardless of their experiences. Due to limited time, I did not successfully educate everyone on some basics which were crucial for some people with little background experience. Moreover, teaching personal finance is not like teaching a class but it is to introduce a life-style to a person which requires time and dedication. I could have started the learning process earlier in order to be more effective.
The simplest yet hardest success was getting high school students to be interested in personal finance. It is almost as important, if not more, to know how to keep money as to earn money. Not everyone realizes that fact. By starting a club, more students are interested in the field, and I hope that this success will grow exponentially. Other successes include making (virtual) profit from stock simulator, did some research on companies in order to be a better consumer, etc. Lastly, my MIT Launch team was selected to participate a Demo Day at MIT Sloan School of Management. It was a great experience to learn about entrepreneurship with professionals and other young entrepreneurs. My future goal after this year is to continue the investment club and potentially launch a start-up.
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Jon Calos
6/2/2017 05:56:35 am
Thanks for your thoughtful and interesting posts. I hope your are proud of all that you accomplished this year!
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