Today we will be watching the documentary, "Maxed Out".  We will be pausing the movie for brief questions/discussion, but we will use the entire period.  Your task today is to watch the movie and take notes which you will turn in at the end of class.  These notes will be "extra credit", but I do recommend that everybody do them.  This is an important subject which we will finish talking about on Friday.

During the next two weeks we will be working through the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program workbook.  This is a good, rounded introduction to personal finance for young people.  It covers topics such as financial planning, budgeting, investing, credit, insurance, and your career.  We will be working through the book, doing some basic homework (mostly involving keeping track of spending, researching prices of items, interviewing friends or family, etc.), and then working on some financial simulations.

We will also continue working on typing during this time.  I expect everybody to spend 10 minutes at the beginning of the period working on "Measurement Writing" exercises in the MicroType Pro program.  I will begin administering typing tests very soon.