Re: Consumer math

[Toby Zabinski <zabinski@PANTHEON.YALE.EDU>]

I redceived from VISA a wonderful package (free) called "Choices and
decisions" and it includes a videotape,interactive cd-rom,
transpariences, and handouts regarding financial planning, budgeting, and
 decision making for students and at-risk comsumers.

Toby Z

]On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Darlene A Yasick wrote:

> One of our brand new teachers stopped in this afternoon to ask if I could
> help her with materials for a consumers math class. She is a first year
> teacher and is teaching the class without a textbook ( and it appears
> without any type of specific course description) and is seeking any
> ideas, websites or activities that she can use for this class. I realize
> this is a vague request but at this point she is really looking for
> anything that she can add to the class to make it useful to her students.
> She specifically mentioned credit issues, possible role playing games as
> well as the above. Of course I don't have a single item in the library
> that will be helpful. I guess the fun part of having a less than
> wonderful collection is that there is alway a new area to explore --so
> that you can buy the materials that no one will use until next
> year--unless the teacher doesn't come back! Anyway any suggestions for
> ideas , actitivies, purchase and internet resources would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Darlene Yasick
> Media Specialist
> Hopkins High School
> lib027yas1@juno.com
> Only the mediocre man is always at his best-- Somerset Maugham
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     Toby Zabinski
     Media Specialist                        zabinski@pantheon.yale.edu
     Amity Regional Jr. H.S.                 Tel:   203 393 3102
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