Article: Economics for elementary school students. (techniques for teaching economics)

Many states have recognized the importance of including economic education in the elementary school curriculum. According to Kourilsky (1986), large numbers of today's at-risk elementary school students will never reach high school. Without economics instruction during their elementary school years, these students are not likely to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for functioning successfully within the American economic system.

Let us assume that economic education for elementary school students is desirable. Is it possible for elementary school students to learn and remember economic concepts? The answer to this question is "yes." As evinced by the ...

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