In regards to the concept above: even if kids take macro, they'll remember this concept for about 6 months ....and it's gone.
This is like lamenting that kids don't know enough about Chaucer or don't understand that evolution only applies to populations, not to individuals.
These kinds of small details will be forgotten intentionally by most people within months of learning them.
Quite frankly: I don't care if kids come out of high school with a functional knowledge of the effects of an inflating currency: I'd rather they understand personal finance instead of macroeconomics.
Well put, I wholeheartedly agree that personal finance should should come first. I do think the concepts of supply and demand, hording, etc.. can be taught very simply and once they sink in once they can be reapplied to a variety of situations.
This is like lamenting that kids don't know enough about Chaucer or don't understand that evolution only applies to populations, not to individuals.
These kinds of small details will be forgotten intentionally by most people within months of learning them.
Quite frankly: I don't care if kids come out of high school with a functional knowledge of the effects of an inflating currency: I'd rather they understand personal finance instead of macroeconomics.