WWDTI Part 3
One of the most important and fulfilling clubs I have been able to be a part of in my college experience here at USC has been a club called Lemonade Day, which Ariya (our fellow classmate) has an executive role in. Lemonade Day is a “fun, experiential program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their very own business - a lemonade stand”
The reason I love being a part of Lemonade Day so much is because it allows me to spend time with, get to know, and bond with children in local elementary schools nearby USC. I can see them learn about money and entrepreneurship and gain the confidence and skills to run their own lemonade stand. Even though this isn’t exactly real-world experience, it was awesome to watch them grow and learn and have fun.
When writing this assignment, it made me think back to my experience in Lemonade Day and how education of key societal issues at such a young age is so important. I think financial literacy and empathy in pre-teen years is so rare, and having it in schools that teach some sort of educational experience with this would be amazing. It would be called “MoneyMinds” and would focus on educating kids about economic inequality and how it affects social inequality, mental health, physical and physiological factors, etc. In my last post, I talked about how work income is influenced by macroeconomic, individual-level and even policy factors like minimum wage statutes. So many factors go into how each person’s financial circumstances are affected and how they affect the individual, so ensuring our future leaders understand and empathize with those around them can help plan for a future of people having the right financial resources to live.
The reason I love being a part of Lemonade Day so much is because it allows me to spend time with, get to know, and bond with children in local elementary schools nearby USC. I can see them learn about money and entrepreneurship and gain the confidence and skills to run their own lemonade stand. Even though this isn’t exactly real-world experience, it was awesome to watch them grow and learn and have fun.
When writing this assignment, it made me think back to my experience in Lemonade Day and how education of key societal issues at such a young age is so important. I think financial literacy and empathy in pre-teen years is so rare, and having it in schools that teach some sort of educational experience with this would be amazing. It would be called “MoneyMinds” and would focus on educating kids about economic inequality and how it affects social inequality, mental health, physical and physiological factors, etc. In my last post, I talked about how work income is influenced by macroeconomic, individual-level and even policy factors like minimum wage statutes. So many factors go into how each person’s financial circumstances are affected and how they affect the individual, so ensuring our future leaders understand and empathize with those around them can help plan for a future of people having the right financial resources to live.
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