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Economics with Sarah Westcott

$295.00

One semester: offered spring

Teacher: Sarah Westcott

Recommended Grade Level:  9-12

Day and Time:  Wednesdays at 3 pm ET

Prerequisites: Algebra 1, high-school level reasoning skills

Materials: 

  • Noah’s Castle by John Townsend
  • Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy, An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of World Trade by Pietra Rivoli
  • Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury and additional possible titles by this author
  • Assorted movie and TV clips that demonstrate economic concepts TBD. Please note that no inappropriate content would be included, and any inadvertent foul language would be bleeped. I will provide a complete list prior to the beginning of this class. (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Mary Poppins, Hudsucker Proxy, Austin Powers….)

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Economics is a vast and interesting subject, and almost every aspect of our lives has economic implications. This Introduction to Economics class will present the foundational concepts, major ideologies and practical topics of the field of micro and macro economics through a combination of traditional textbook, fictional examples, independent research topics and current events.