Dear Parents,
This week we will begin a new simulation that will (hopefully) teach your child a little about both command and market economies. Both Janet and I are working together to adapt a great lesson plan she found online that involves students earning money and paying money.
Phase one involves she and I turning ourselves into dictators and assigning roles to each student that will benefit the greater good. Students will be paid (minimally) for their services and for other things such as good behavior, class participation and performance, and other acts of service. They will also be required to pay for things such as rent for their desk, teacher services, supplies (i.e. pencils, paper, etc.) and penalties for being tardy and turning in late work.
Phase two involves students gaining more economic freedom and many more opportunities to participate in free enterprise. During this phase, students will learn more about capitalism and it's tremendous impact on contemporary world history.
Please remain engaged with your child. Talk to him/her about he/she is learning in school, and expect complaints about the unfairness of it all (especially during the command economy phase).
Let's have some fun!
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