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Five FLVS Electives That Teach Life Skills
By Guest Blogger on September 5th, 2017
This article was originally written and published in the FLVS student newspaper, News in a Click.
Despite money management being a highly important life skill, a survey conducted in 2016 states that only 17 states in the US require a personal finance class to graduate high school. This has remained unchanged since 2014. Luckily, FLVS offers a “Personal and Family Finance” class to help prepare students for graduation. This is only one of many important electives that FLVS offers! Continue reading
A Critical Course to Take in High School
By Dr. Jeanne Giardino on September 9th, 2016
What would you consider to be the most important courses to take in high school?
How about Math, Science, History, English…and Parenting Skills!
Want to determine just how prepared you (or your students) are for parenthood?
Take our pop quiz to find out!
1. How many hours of coursework are required for people wishing to become parents?
2. How much money does it cost to raise a child to the age of 18?
3. What can be done to prevent child abuse/neglect before a child is even born?
How do you think you did? Continue reading