Guest Speaker: You Can Pay for College Middle School Financial Literacy #5
Objectives Review Last Week’s Lesson – And other topics on Financial Aid Create Questions for the Guest Speaker Take Notes During Talk Discuss Building the Belief You can Succeed – In financing a postsecondary education Identify Two Topics That Most Interested You – In Today’s Lesson
Review Last Week’s Lesson 1.Average annual tuition at a two-year college – $2,693 2.Average annual tuition at a private four- year college – $28,500 3.Percentage of undergraduate students that attend a community or technical college – 40%
Review College Costs Topics 1.Short-term spending on a postsecondary degree leads to – Long-term benefits 2.Main types of college costs – Tuition/Costs, Room/Board, Supplies, Personal Expenses, Transportation 3.Three keys to keeping a budget – Set goals, Create/modify your budget, Follow through 4.Major types of financial aid – Grants, scholarships, work-study, loans
Write Two Questions for the Guest Speaker Possible Topics Grants Scholarships Work study Loans 2 vs. 4-year colleges Credit cards Budgeting Costs of college vs. more income earned by college graduate
Guest Speaker Take notes on the most important points Pay special attention to any topics already discussed in this unit Write any new questions you think of during the talk Write ways the speaker built the belief that they could pay for the costs of a postsecondary education
Pair and Share What were the most important points in the talk today? What topics were discussed that were already covered in this unit? How did the speaker build the belief that they could pay for the costs of a postsecondary education?
Individual Reflection How have your ideas about paying for college changed or not changed after listening to the speaker?
Classroom Discussion What were the most important points in the talk today? What topics were discussed that were already covered in this unit? How did the speaker build the belief that they could pay for the costs of a postsecondary education?