Oklahoma Schools Providing Real Life 'Reality Check' Budget Lesson to Students

Oklahoma Schools Providing Real Life ‘Reality Check’ Budget Lesson to Students

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. – An Oklahoma High School District is giving students real-life experience by holding an activity called ‘Reality Check’.

The Yukon Public School event is aimed toward freshman students who are randomly given an imaginary income. They must stop at all of the booths, including housing, clothing, insurance, child care, etc. At each stop they are asked to make virtual payments, coming out of their budgets. The students must visit every booth, and are able to make choices depending on their preference and/or budget. One ninth grader reflected, “I got $35,000 which I thought was really good, but now I’m down to $20 and still have bills…I may have gone a little crazy with the nice truck.”

The students are rewarded at the end of the lesson, by those with money left over receiving a KitKat and those with no money left in their account receiving a Zero bar. “This is an opportunity for the students to gain a deeper understanding of how their parents live on a day-to-day basis. It really puts things in perspective and gives them some real world experience and therefore, a better idea of what to expect in the future” said YHS teacher, Darryl Andrews.

The booths are hosted by local volunteers from industries related to their booth, i.e., auto salesman sell the cars, bank officials run the bank, child care providers discuss child care. The real estate agents working in the housing booth reflected, “We actually learn a lot from the students too! After volunteering for several years at this event, we’ve gotten to see firsthand how the students’ decision-making processes have changed over the years.”