FCS Stories and Resources for Life’s Financial Lessons

The Money Fit Show

Episode #26

FCS Stories and Resources for Life’s Financial Lessons

Guest Name: Barbara Scully

About the Guest: FCS Teacher and Podcaster with Connect FCS Ed

Family and Consumer Sciences courses involve a lot of financial lessons, whether as part of a personal finance class or as part of a health, textiles, or child development discussion. Teacher, podcaster, and blogger, Barbara Scully, shares her experiences and those of her FCS students coming out of her classrooms, as well as many of her favorite resources available to other teachers, parents, and mentors.

1. Types of family and consumer sciences (FCS) that include personal finance
2. How FCS course names vary by district and state
3. The demand for FCS courses and teachers
4. Various disciplines within FCS: finance, health, relationships, etc.
5. Typical feedback from FCS students
6. Lesson learned by FCS students
7. Classroom resources accessible by parents and mentors
8. Junior Achievement’s Biz Town as a role-playing financial activity

Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Barbara Scully:

FEPPP (Financial Education Public-Private Partnership in Washington State)

NGPF: Next Gen Personal Finance for Teachers

Junior Achievement

econedlink.org

EverFI

M Is for Money (Rob Phelan)

ConnectFCSEd.com Podcast and Blog

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