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 […]
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 […]
By Nan Howard, GTA Instructor The students in my fall class were more skeptical than most, as more than half were foster youth or involved in the juvenile justice system. On the first day, when I introduced the premise that money is not about numbers, but about decisions, a few […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor Another class is now in the books and I must say this one was much different than any other I’ve done thus far. I had yet another eclectic mix of students, which made each and every week a lovely adventure. I think the difference this […]
By Joanne da Luz, GTA Instructor I posed this question to the class, “What is the opportunity cost of you coming to class today?” I encouraged students who couldn’t quite remember the definition to review their concept card. As students began to share, I walked around the room listening carefully […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor When I visit the Juvenile Justice Center (aka juvenile hall) I always make it a point to always wear a suit and tie, as I’m sure most of the young men there don’t typically see a young African-American male wearing a suit and speaking professionally. Of course I won’t […]
By Andrew Goldstein, GTA Instructor It has been said that “the voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” While Game Theory Academy exposes young adults to new concepts in the worlds of economics and finance, perhaps its greatest strength is providing students with […]
