Other activities with older students worked better and tied in well with what was happening in real-time last year as the stock market tanked and the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
One that her students particularly enjoyed was playing a game about timing the market, utilizing teams and breakout rooms and a virtual dice to roll to determine market volatility. There was another silver lining to virtual school for Wohltmann. Because she was teaching from home, where her children, twins in fifth grade, were also learning, they started asking her questions about personal finance, including investing in the stock market.
Some teachers are worried that hybrid learning will present further complications, including personal finance classes. While virtual learning isn't preferred compared to having students physically in a classroom, it's difficult to have both – some students in a class while others are on video chat, watching from home.
Virtually this opened up doors and opportunities that I'd never considered, it's a lot easier for people to Zoom.This year especially, teachers saw the value of having personal finance education in schools, even if classes were disrupted by the pandemic.
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