The lesson is part of a Teen Teach-In, a nationwide campaign where high school students teach younger students in their community how to manage money. This campaign is a project of the nonprofit Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance Literacy.
LODI, Wis. (WKOW) --- Lodi High School students enrolled in a personal finance course brought their money management lessons to Lodi Primary School.
The lesson is part of a Teen Teach-In, a nationwide campaign where high school students teach younger students in their community how to manage money. This campaign is a project of the nonprofit Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance Literacy.
In December, Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) signed a bill requiring all high school students graduate with a half-credit of personal finance literacy, starting with the class of 2028 -- but some students wish these lessons on money were taught to them sooner.
"To be able to teach a younger generation about saving their money now, so that the compound interest grows to so much more, that when they are in college, they will have that money to provide for them," said Natalie Kelley, a Lodi High School student.
The primary students were faced with choices of what to spend on, either needs or wants. Former Sauk Prairie High School teacher Joel Chrisler now works with Jump$tart, aiming to help kids K-12 learn about money management.
"We really feel that the need is here in the elementary levels, and so this is an opportunity for those schools to get a chance to see what financial literacy is all about and hopefully incorporate it more into their curriculum," Chrisler said.Â
Lodi High School teacher Kristi Paskey said the positive impacts of this program are all thanks to the high school students.
"I think the bigger impact is, anytime a high school student comes in to talk to younger kids, they really value that," Paskey said. "It's really exciting for them to have that opportunity."
