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Article: The stock market crashes of 1929 and 1987: linking history and personal finance education.(Financial Education)
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- Social Education
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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IT IS GREAT TO BE A TEACHER of personal finance economics, in part because the content is clearly relevant to students. Students don't require a lot of convincing to buy into the idea that they should learn to make good decisions directly related to their financial futures. In the same way, history comes alive when it relates to students' lives. When an opportunity comes along to bring these content areas together, economics teachers, history teachers, and students all can enjoy the moment.
Teaching about the stock market in general, and historical stock market crashes in particular, provides one such opportunity. It is almost impossible to read or listen to news ...