WSLS.com

A new money-management curriculum at an elementary school in Washington has left parents concerned. This curriculum requires its students to 'rent' their desks and 'buy' bathroom passes using classroom currency. The program, My Classroom Economy, is an economy in a classroom where students earn "dollars" by completing classroom jobs and for good behavior. They can use those dollars to pay for rent on their desks and if they don't have enough, they get 'evicted' and have to sit on the floor. According to the program's website, it explains that its supposed to be "fun, experiential learning," and "a simple classroom economic system based on the idea that students need to earn school 'dollars' so that they can rent their own desks. By bringing real-world scenarios into the classroom, students see the impact of their decisions to save, spend, and budget."