Oswald Foundation

One of the areas most lacking in a child’s education is an understanding of economics. For many young people, their first serious encounter with economics is when they take the introductory course in college. One thing you can do if you are teaching the middle grades is to assign your students essays on economic topics [...]

Economic issues present a vast array of potential topics for an essay. One can look to the past to write about the role history has played in the evolution of economic ideologies. A multipage essay can also be written just about sexuality in television advertising and its effect on the spending habits of teen viewers. [...]