WRIT340 ramblings

                                                                      MoneyMinds                               "Empowering minds for a financially secure future." Financial education is not equitably accessible to all students, if accessible at all. Popular educational programmes, such as the International Baccalaureate, English A-levels or German abitur, do not offer any options for financial education, and this for hundreds of millions of students. In simple terms, financial literacy is not a pedagogical priority today. Yet, the Money and Pension Service, sponsored by the UK government, affirm in their research that financial education makes the youth more likely to save money, have a bank...

  “Today we are redefining the geography of community and accepting shared accountability for common human values. We have the chance to extend the notion that all men are created equal to every human being on the planet. This will require global structures and products we are only beginning to imagine… Each of us in his or her own way can contribute something by thinking – and acting – like a true global citizen. We have only one world for all of us on earth, and the future really is ours to create, in a world we dare to imagine together.” Interconnectedness. To me, this quote speaks to the interconnectedness of our world, the people that inhabit it, and all of their systems. We can’t afford to forget that the actions of one group can affect the livelihood of a whole other people, across the globe. As the spread of technology and globalisation has facilitated our interconnectedness, the notion of a singular, isolated, and inconsequential action has disappeared. From this I extract...

  New York: 3 places This Wednesday, following our writing class, I left for New York. I have been to the Big Apple before, but only as a child tourist who cared more about M&Ms world than the Chrysler Building. Things aren’t the same anymore, so I go to New York with a new approach, and definitely more independence (unlike my parents, I don’t want to go to Times Square again, and again, and again). It is 3 of my discoveries , over the past few days spent in NY, that I would like to share with the class. Use them as you will, and if you know me, stay away from them. One Vanderbilt I arrived in New York on Thursday morning. We’re talking 7 am, ready to start the day. After checking into our hotel (not without trouble, turns out you need an over-21 to check in, but not to book), walking around the area, and grabbing lunch, I went my own way to one of New York’s hottest new attractions. ​​The Summit at One Vanderbilt is a recently opened observation deck at One Vanderbilt skyscrap...