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Discovering Junior Achievement and Learning About the Capitalist Business Model

“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal: a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”

ARISTOTLE

Greek philosopher and writer (384–322 BC)

Unlike books, television, and comics, school, unfortunately, didn’t teach me much.

That’s because, generally speaking, most public school curriculums don’t focus on real life skills. You never see courses such as How to Get a Job, or How to Balance a Budget, or What Should I Do for a Living?

Opportunity for financial success is all around us. It is there for us to take advantage of. It is there for us to reap ...

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