If you were 17 today, you’d be looking ahead at a long summer. No jobs, no fun, and no idea what school will feel like in the fall. Yet excitement is in the air as the youth-led movement to end police brutality against people of color promises to break down […]
This month the first Game Theory Academy class of the year kicked off at Oakland International High, which serves newcomer refugee and immigrant students. As they adapt to the United States, strong financial knowledge and the skills to make good decisions in our complex and overwhelmed-with-choice economy, will serve them […]
By Isaak Brown, Instructor Most adults I know who’ve achieved some level of financial competency repeat one refrain over and over: I wish I had known this information when I was younger. But teenagers who are given financial information that has no current relevance to their lives have a reply […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor I thoroughly enjoy teaching the students about money and predatory financial products because I know that our formal education system doesn’t teach such lessons. It’s not uncommon that many of my students don’t have a bank account and also happen to know someone (generally a close […]
In 2016 we embarked on a research project to determine if and how the WOW Farm Internship Program delivers on its goal to help teens develop skills that translate into achievement in the economic world beyond WOW. We are delighted to share the findings of our research in the following […]
By Joanne da Luz, GTA Instructor “No! It’s not less expensive to try to get scholarships and donations. It’s costs me time!” This was how one of my students responded to another student’s suggestion that in the case of Toya’s Budget, selling yoga mats would be the better strategy for […]
Please join me in welcoming Tim St. Louis to the Game Theory Academy team. He will be leading our curriculum and partnership development efforts over the coming years, as Game Theory Academy grows to meet rising demand for our unique financial education approach. Tim recently received a PhD in Education Policy […]
By Jasper Smith, Instructor In case you didn’t know, Game Theory Academy puts a strong emphasis on understanding the basics of economics. With that, we expose the students to an array of economics-related vocabulary and phrases over the course of the 10-weeks. During each vocabulary lesson, I always make sure to […]
By Nan Howard, Instructor On the first day of Game Theory Academy we always ask students if they think that the US economy is fair. Typically I get a variety of answers, students who believe that our economy works and distributes wealth to those who work hardest for it and others who […]
