Understanding American Business - Teacher Career Education

Catalog description

Understanding American Business-Teacher Career Education is a course designed for educators interested in expanding their knowledge of the American economic system and how business functions within the system. The course will provide valuable insights into a wide range of business and career topics, all within the free enterprise framework. The purpose of the course is to foster a better understanding of entrepreneurship, competition, consumer sovereignty, free trade, private property and other topics, which have an impact on virtually every sector of the economy. In support of the N.J. Education Department's mandate, emphasis will be placed on "school-to-work initiatives" within the curriculum. Successful completion of the course will provide educators with materials that can be used in the classroom for teaching economics and business concepts to students at all grade levels.