STEP 1: Understand the importance of the financial puzzle — an Overview of the Money Mastery method for teaching the GFL
Financial Mastery is Like a Puzzle...
...it's only possible when you have ALL the pieces in hand, and know how to fit them together in the right order.
Teaching financial mastery is like showing a child how to put a puzzle together. It requires three things:
1. Having ALL the pieces of the puzzle in hand
2. Knowing how to put the pieces together in order
3. Showing how the pieces are inter-related and must work together in harmony.
The Money Mastery program approaches financial literacy differently.
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Teaching financial literacy requires a systematic approach.
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It's not just about teaching the important financial concepts as required by the USOE standards, but it's about teaching them step-by-step in a systematic order.
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Without a system, it doesn't matter much what you teach — information cannot be assimilated nor have enough meaning to a child to make actual practical application a reality.
Understand the importance of the financial puzzle.
There are just four pieces of the financial puzzle. Everything a person needs to know to be successful financially are included in these four areas:
The pieces are inter-related and must fit together harmoniously.
This is crucial to financial mastery!
Although most adults know the basic pieces of the puzzle, they don't realize how closely they are inter-related and must be applied step-by-step in a systematic order. If only one piece is applied or the pieces are applied randomly and without meaning, financial mastery will be impossible. Teaching the GFL using this puzzle analogy will make all the difference to you and your students' success!
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