Pilot Program Aims to Teach Kids the Value and Potential of Money

The founder of a curriculum company will pilot his program in some Oklahoma schools this year as he pitches it to other state education departments.
Pilot Program Aims to Teach Kids the Value and Potential of Money
Two middle school students pitch their business idea to peers during a recent Middle School MBA program. Courtesy of John Rock Foster, Middle School MBA founder and president.
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Faith Fiorello dreaded the thought of classrooms during summer recess, but her interest in dollars and cents and a heavier piggy bank quickly took over.

The 11-year-old came home each day and bombarded her mother, Kimberly Fiorello, with questions: Did you know the money you deposited doesn’t stay at the neighborhood bank? Did you know it’s used to build local businesses nearby and improve our community? Do you know why certain products cost so much?  I know how to negotiate now, but do you?

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.