Life Management Skills Life Management Skills
Life Management Skills
Course Number: 235
Prerequisites: 10th, 11th, or 12th grade standing; ability to work independently
and in groups; ability to apply critical thinking skills to problems
Credits: 1 Elective
CIM Work sample opportunities: Expository speaking
This class is designed for students to develop knowledge and skills for living
on their own. Students explore and identify personal economic concerns
involving banking, budgeting, credit, clothing, food, insurance, housing,
roomates, taxes, and more. Students explore existing problems to extend their
understanding of possible solutions through a practical reasoning process.
Informaton is gathered from a variety of materials: readings, research,
utilizing current technology tools, guest speakers, and videos. Students
analyze issues and express conclusions in writing, listen and reflect on guest
speaker topics, and work on consumer economic projects in groups and as
individuals. This course will act as a building block for students to achieve a
better life, a better career, and a better future, personally and financially.
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