FoolProof teaches money lessons at Stuart Hall

Julian Guthrie

The question posed to the San Francisco eighth-graders was: "Have you ever been ripped off?"

Hands shot up. Cedrick Mitchell said, "I gave my friend $20 for four new wheels for my skateboard, but I only got two new ones. So I had to roll with two nice wheels and two bad ones."

Will deHoo, standing before the whiteboard in a classroom at Stuart Hall for Boys, nodded excitedly. "That's right. You can get ripped off for $20 or $100 or $1,000. Whatever it is, it doesn't feel good. We are here to help you not get ripped off, and to make smart money decisions."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 4, 2010 3:42 AM
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