Have you ever thought about how much you use money and yet how little you know about it? You were taught personal finance in school weren’t you? Or… maybe they forgot to include it in your curriculum. Isn’t it strange that we aren’t taught more about it in school?

 

In this episode, I interview Rick Brennan about personal finance in school, the education system, and how students are taught. I discuss with Rick current shortfalls in the education system and how personal finance is insufficiently taught to students.

 

Rick was a middle school teacher for 13 years who saw success integrating games into the learning experience in the class room. Today, Rick is the CEO of Histrionix Learning, a teacher owned instructional design company that provides STEAM-powered programs, games and professional development workshops that treat students as creators, teachers as designers and education as experience.

 

We touch on:

-Rick’s background in teaching and founding of Histrionix

-The value of education and knowledge

-The danger of ignorance in a democracy

-How to make education stimulating for students

-Using gameplay to enhance the learning experience

-Problems with traditional education

-The value in providing empowerment and agency to students

-The potential of designing dynamic experiences for students based on what their skills and interests are

 

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