Bailout? Recession? Foreclosure? Credit Crisis? HUH?! Most kids have no idea what these words mean and adults are finding it difficult to bring the economic climate conversation down to kid-level. Hey, maybe a Kid’s Economic Glossary might help! // This glossary is just one way in which experts are helping to educate kids about the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Current Events'
Economy’s Down But Kids Upbeat
March 5th, 2009 by Kim Keough · No Comments · Teen Talk
Tags: Current Events·economy·family·money·spending·Teen Talk
Sex Ed Grows Up
February 9th, 2009 by Angela Lee · No Comments · Teen Talk
A recent Boston Globe Sunday magazine article reported that high school students are shown images of people engaged in sexual intercourse, taught how to properly use condoms–and more, all during their sex education classes. Wow, has sex ed been given a makeover. This program—called Our Whole Lives (OWL)—is implemented [...]