Right now I am finding Ms. Tomlin's economic class extremely worthwhile and useful. Many students, myself included, are always questioning why are we learning what we are learning in school if it has no real life application. For example, if someone wants to be a police officer, how does learning advanced mathematics help them with what they are trying to pursue. The reason I love Ms. Tomlin and her class is because she is giving us real life situations: i.e. credit cards, interest rates, student loans, mortgages, car loans, and applying them to the real world situation. We are put in charge of our household and we have to make financial decisions about are hypothetical future.
Ms. Tomlin does a good job of guiding us and does not want us to settle for government assistance programs or NYCHA housing. She is letting us know that our adult lives start now, with the applications for credit cards and student loans. She advises us not to spend beyond our means, so that when we are out of college we are not buried in debt. She wants to make sure that we are aware that when we first start receiving our paychecks, that we must take into account social security, state, and city taxes. By covering all bases, she is making sure that we are fully prepared for our lives as independent adults and I will always appreciate her for that. I feel that I am fully prepared to live on my own right now.
