Special
Speakers for BCT
Students
in Alison Moore's Business & Personal Finance/Accounting
Class at the School of Career & Technical Center have
been studying the economy during the week of April 19.
On Tuesday, Phil Nanney spoke to the class about the economic
situation in New Albany and what his role is in helping
the city. On Wednesday, Moore delivered a presentation
on The Great Depression, and the class discussed how the
current recession is the worst economic situation the US
has been in since The Depression. On Thursday, Ms. Katherine
Dye spoke to the class about life as a child in the great
depression. On Friday, Cleo Ivy, Moore's 97 year-old grandmother
came to speak about her "depression experience".
Moore's students will use the information gained in class
to complete a WebQuest entitled, "Brother, Can You
Spare a Dime?" (the title of a song from the depression
era). They will be assigned a profession and salary based
on the first letter of their last name. Then, they will
have to create a budget (using a price list of items from
1932) for their specific occupation. After they do the
1932 budget, they have to find the present-day prices of
each of the items and create a modern-day budget. Then,
they will figure the percent of increase in the cost of
living from 1932 to 2010. Finally, they have to brainstorm
a list of problems which confront families today. Then,
they must choose the issue most important to them and use
the Internet to find a government agency or faith-based
organization which provides services to address the chosen
issue. Having found the agency or organization, they will
research the services they provide and prepare a brief
presentation on their findings.
Teacher Alison Moore introduces her Grandmother Cleo
Ivy and her father, Darrell Ivy as the special guest
speakers for the day.
Darrell Ivy helps his mother Cleo Ivy recall stories about the Great Depression
and her years that she spent teaching in Union County.
Pictured are Alison Moore and her father Darrell Ivy
and her Grandmother Cleo Ivy.
