Should schools teach kids about personal finance?

High school teacher Daniel Jackson is reviewing lessons some adults would find difficult: mortgage loans, down payments, interest rates and closing costs. He tosses calculators to students, chastises them for not studying enough and urges them to apply problem-solving skills to decipher complex mortgage information.

"This is a tool for you to use," he says. "I’m not giving you a hammer so you can stuff it in a sock drawer."

By DEANNA MARTIN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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