Oh Stocks
The advanced stock market material went a little above my head. I have yet to take a finance course and although I have a general idea of what the terminology is, it was quite a different thing trying to communicate those ideas to a classroom. For instance, I focused on Apple Inc. and how you would value Apple’s stock by discussing the price earning’s ratio and earnings per share. But to be honest, I think most of that stuff is really too complicated for a basic financial literacy course. I would think that the most important thing to know is why you would invest in Apple in the first place. What factors do you look into to make that decision? What is stock? Why do companies issue stock? I think these questions provide an equally important foundation. Who cares what a companies price earnings ratio is if you don’t know why you invest in stock in the first place. Anyway, I guess I have some stuff to work on for next semester and I am excited to improve in my approach to teaching. This has been a wonderful and unique experience so far and I am glad to continue it. Till next semester!
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