Should financial literacy classes be required for all students?

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Selected thesis

Financial literacy classes should be required for all students.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Increasing financial literacy will help students become more financially stable.

  • Pro claim 2

    Many financial concepts are complicated, so people may have a hard time learning them on their own.

  • Con claim 1

    It would be an unreasonable burden on schools to add a new required subject.

  • Con claim 2

    Schools are not well-suited to teaching life skills like financial literacy.