Bristol Academy
High School Courses for Home-Educating Families
ECONOMICS &
PERSONAL FINANCE
Economics & Personal Finance is a one semester high school Economics course.
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Topics include a wide range of subjects, including basic fundamentals of personal economics, such as banks and banking, getting a loan, debit and credit cards, making a budget, getting a job, etc., and more complex material including International Economics, The Federal Reserve, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic systems.
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Class time will consist of short lectures, discussions, individual and group exercises and quizzes, and review of student papers.
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Work requirements outside of class include weekly reading and writing assignments, regular quizzes, in-class readings and critiques of student work.
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There are no prerequisites to take this course, other than the student being capable of high school level course work.
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A student successfully completing this class will earn 1/2 credit of high school Social Studies.
8:30 - 10:00
Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
Wednesday
8:30 - 10:00 AM
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Texts Supplied by the Student:
None.
Texts Supplied by the Instructor:
Economics:Principles and Practices, by Gary E. Clayton, Mcgraw-Hill/Glencoe
Publishing.
The ABC's of Personal Finance, published by The Virginia Council on Economic
Education.
Economics & Personal Finance:
$125.00 - payable at Spring registration
Sibling Discount: If a family is taking multiple classes from Mr. Smith, there is a 20% discount on the total. So, $200 for two concurrent classes.
Each Bristol Academy student must also pay for insurance and for use of the church.
These fees are per-student, not per-course.
For information, visit our FAQ page.