Playful Learning Meets Curriculum Goals

PUBLISHED: 2018
AUTHORS: Katie Ertel and Idah Khan O’Neill

Aarav1 is a student in Idah and Marc’s class. He and his family live in Billund,

though they originally come from India. It is January, and they are shopping

at a local store. When they get to the cash register, Aarav watches intently

as his dad opens his wallet and begins to use his credit card to pay for their

purchase. Aarav’s dad explains how a concerned Aarav stepped in to

interrupt the process, “Dad, why are you using your credit card instead of

your debit card? You know that you may be paying a lot of interest on it!” A

discussion ensues in which Aarav and his dad talk about the pros and cons of

using a debit card versus a credit card for purchases.

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