By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor This week brought about some great discussion about trade-offs. I posed this question to the students: “What are you giving up by attending Game Theory Academy each week?” One student immediately said he was giving up time that could be spent hanging out with friends. […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor I was so thrilled to see my entire group back for the second class! We also had one new-comer and before I could even get it out of my mouth, a few of the students blurted out, “Hey newbie, you have to tell the group […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor Day one of my fall GTA class started with an icebreaker activity in which each student shared their name with the group and two interesting facts about themselves. It’s amazing how nervous people get when you put them on the spot and make them share something […]
My first Game Theory assignment landed me at the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center for an unforgettable experience! We visited the facility in August in an effort to promote Game Theory’s fall opportunities for youth who would be released, and also just to introduce the basics of decision-making. The topic was […]
By Michele Thorne, GTA Instructor What we do at GTA is share information in an effort to level a very uneven playing field in terms of financial education. We play games and use fake money (for practical reasons), and have lots of fun, but the real world isn’t quite like […]
When I first started my internship at Game Theory Academy this summer, I thought I would hate office work because it can be so quiet except for the typing of the keys. However, I have learned that there is more to an office job than meets the eye. I did […]
By Sandra Rodriguez-Cortez I was an intern at Game Theory Academy for the summer before my senior year. This is my second internship. Last summer I was an intern in a preschool named Home Sweet Home. It was an amazing experience, and it made me realize that I really love […]
By Bryant Landeros This summer I was an intern at Game Theory Academy. My mentor was Preunky Akther. She leads the Oakland Youth Friendly Business Network project, which promotes businesses that help young people with career exploration. In every job you start with basics. I too started with simple tasks […]
By Trish Dillon, GTA Outreach Coordinator I began working at Game Theory Academy as the Outreach Coordinator in February 2012. There were only three of us in a small office: Executive Director Trish Johnson, Instructor Michele Thorne, and myself. Although I had experience working in the non-profit sector I wasn’t […]
By Trish Dillon, GTA Outreach Coordinator In this book review I will be discussing two economics books. The first book: The Missing Semester by Matt Kabala & Gene Natali Jr. The second book: Money Letters to my Daughter by Jackie Cummings Koski. Although both books touch on the same topics […]
