deathtokoalas
i personally find the memes a little annoying and distracting, but it's something that is probably necessary to get people's attention nowadays.

the only way to get around this is to teach it in high school. that's easier said than legislated, but it's the harsh reality of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bXpOUYrr1c

Wayne Vernon
The problem is I have never met a high-school economics teacher who understands economics. =P

deathtokoalas
they didn't even offer the course at the school i went to, which was quite large and well-funded. i mean, i took two years of classical guitar and a year of electronic music design (think john cage, not deadmau5).

Wayne Vernon
That is such a shame - I use to teach AP macro, but the class only reached a small minority of students.

High schools need to teach students about money, debt, and financial planning - people make such bad decisions. Every student should know how to calculate the costs and opportunity costs of debt. =/

I do, however, see the value of music also. ;)