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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42a.m.

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan wants financial education taught in schools

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan wants financial education taught in schools

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan wants financial education taught in schools alongside numeracy and literacy.

She says teaching children about money is the best way to equip them to look after themselves when they retire.

"It's the key to helping young Kiwis because the sooner children learn about money the better," she says in her annual report for 2011.

"In an ideal world we would like to see all New Zealand children learn finaicial skills alongside numeracy and literacy."

Ms Crossan says she's working with the Ministry of Education and the Education Review Office, and reports her efforts are "gaining momentum".

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18 Jan 2012 09:46p.m.

WhyNot wrote:

Yea why not, Get Petricevic and Hotchin in as teachers and show the kids how to get away with fraud theft and dishonesty and how to make a fortune that can't be touched even if someone spends some time in clink.

17 Jan 2012 04:36p.m.

wondering wrote:

i am wondering where they would fit it in and how they would get it in the curriculum considering they have stripped everything down to the pint there is no art , music or PE etc

16 Jan 2012 01:47p.m.

vicki wrote:

I totally agree, but I think that a lot of over 50's in this country have had a big step up by making money off housing boom and not paying taxes for capital gains. The reality is the food and rent we now buy of that generation of people are so expensive that we need to not only teach young one's how to be good with money, but also how to grow a garden and live in a sustainable way with the planet. The money in this country needs to change hands, from the older generation to the younger generations if you want to see real change. So rather than preaching, how about actually walking the talk!!