Rotarian of the day, Kathy Reeser, (L), introduced Jacob Whitney, with the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education as our speaker at the Feb. 13th meeting. Jacob spoke of the mission and capabilities of the OCEE and the importance of teaching economics to our students K-12. The OCEE provides seminars, free material, and ongoing assistance to teachers in Oklahoma to encourage the teaching of Economics as a routine part of the curriculum.Here are some interesting items from the "About" menu bar of their website http://econisok.org/about/history/ :
We accomplish our mission by training K-12 teachers how to incorporate principles of economics and personal finance into the classroom curriculum.
Economic education is real life, because all young people will grow up and become part of the marketplace. OCEE provides resources and training to teachers in both public and independent schools in Oklahoma. Our principle is that through training teachers, the multiplier effect is achieved. Each school year, the training a teacher receives through OCEE will impact new children.