Review main concepts from the previous module financial fitness
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In a weekly meeting about our Learners Edge blog, we searched for gaps in the topics we cover for teachers. At the time, I didn’t see anything we had missed, but later, while reading articles for an upcoming blog called “The 25 Things Teachers Want You to Know About Teaching” (coming soon!) I recognized a pattern: each of the articles I read included comments or quotes about teachers and money — how much teachers earn, how much of their own money teachers spend on classroom supplies/to help students, and how often teachers work summer jobs to make ends meet.
I found the gap and it was money.
“People are weird about money,” is what my friend says when our conversation touches on the subject. This “weirdness” coupled with established social mores that tell us talking about money, religion, or politics can be dangerous territory, reminds us we must tread gently. In fact, one of the points of this article from Fast Company states frankly, “discussing money doesn’t make for polite conversation.” However, the article’s author argues that talking about money is exactly what is needed if we want to be financially healthy.
After celebrating the holidays with abundant food and drink, we will begin 2019 overwhelmed with advice about healthy eating, exercise, and resolutions. As a result, now seems to be the perfect opportunity to talk about, not only our physical fitness but, our financial fitness, too. Although we're not financial advisors, (we're teachers!), we offer three simple, straightforward tips we believe will help you (and us!) work toward this goal.