"Consciously Spending Money"
Questions for the Week of September11, 2006
When asked, "how do you best learn?" most people usually respond with either a technique, like, "in a classroom," or by naming their favorite sense, like, "I learn best visually." Unfortunately, this implies most people define "learning" as the ability to parrot the correct answer.
What is wrong with this? We believe that "parroting the correct answer" creates parrots, not students; dullards, not Einsteins. So how can we create more Einsteins? By asking questions which are intended to provoke the student's own questions. More important, we see this as the best way with which to reawaken in students the love of learning.
This week's topic is, "On Consciously Spending Money." Would you like to actually awaken your love of learning about this topic? You can, simply by reading the teacher's questions and then, by asking yourself, "what questions did these words just provoke in me?"
"On Consciously Spending Money."
Teacher's Questions (asked by David)
Possible Student Response Questions (asked by Austin)
 Is there a thread of similarity between social priorities and the ways people spend money? For instance, would someone with freedom as their top priority have a hard time living with a monetary budget?
 Would someone with freedom as their top priority rebel against any restrictions to their freedom and overspend? Or, is there a way to help someone this type of person to have a picture of spending consciously that actually creates more freedom.
 Can a financial planner design a method of helping people spend consciously by understanding character types and social priorities?