Learning about education systems is a process that we all eventually go through. It is almost impossible to change the education system while we are still going through it. One of the main problems with this system is that it has always taught you to work hard for your money. It is a concept that has been used for many, many years and will continue to be used for many more. Unless we start standing up for what is really right and proper, it will continue to be that way for you, children and your children, and so on. Unless people start to realize that although education systems are very important, they must also include, not only learning to read, write, do math, etc., but also include the financial intelligence that each and every one of us needs to live a prosperous life.
Too many educators would disagree with this statement and say that financial intelligence should be taught at home. If more than 90% of people end up with next to nothing when it comes time to retire, how can these same people teach their children how to manage their money? If these same people are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, then what do you think will happen when their children grow up? We have always been taught to go to school, get good grades, find a good job, work hard, and retire with a gold watch and the company pension plan. While this may have been possible at some point in the past, it’s just not realistic anymore. Perhaps one of the most influential advocates for teaching financial intelligence in schools is Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series.
The one thing Robert claims by learning from our education system, it only sets a person up for financial failure instead of happiness and abundance. He plants the seeds of doubt at every turn, basically scaring people into thinking there’s only one path they need to travel. The concepts of making money work for you, instead of working hard for money, could easily be taught to elementary school age children.
It is a scientific fact that we do most of our learning at a very young age. At these young ages, we are literally like knowledge sponges, if you will. We absolutely have the capacity to absorb everything and retain an amazing amount of information. If you doubt this concept, just look back at your past or your children. How many movies did you see with them that they could tell you the dialogue verbatim, along with the movie?
When learning about education systems, we must always question the fact that financial intelligence is nowhere to be found. Is this because the powers that be would feel threatened by disclosing information that could ultimately undermine their ultimate goals? It is absolutely one of the most ridiculous notions on the planet to believe that by continuing the same course of action with our educational systems, everything will change. You have to take charge if you want to change your own situation because no one else really cares, including most educators.