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Letter
to Families
Dear Parent or Guardian,
The Business and Personal Finance
textbook has been selected for use in your child’s business
classroom, and you have every reason to be excited. As your
child embarks on a year of growth and discovery, he or she will
be working in partnership with a textbook that empowers students
to make wise financial decisions; demystifies the financial
process; and enables students to become critical thinkers, active
listeners, and effective speakers.
You may ask, "How can I too be a partner
in my child's learning? How can I help my child learn to manage
finances, especially if my own financial knowledge is not
as strong as it could be?" The answer is simple: stay
active and involved in your child's learning process.
Encourage your child by
- asking questions about the financial challenges he or
she faces
- listening carefully and being a sounding board for your
child's ideas
- inviting your child to read aloud homework assignments
and activities and offering feedback and advice when asked
- acting as a role model and demonstrating the value you
place on sound money management and on managing other resources
you use each day, such as your time, knowledge, and skills.
By finding and reading this letter on the
Business and Personal Finance Web site, you've already
begun to model for your child the process of inquiry and research.
We hope that you'll take advantage of the other resources
available on this Web site. Here you'll find an annotated
list of Family Web Links on a variety of subjects that have
been specifically chosen by Glencoe editors with parents'
concerns in mind. For example, some links will help you assist
your child in conducting research for writing projects, while
others contain family learning activities. Still others address
a range of issues, from personal financial management to finding
the right college. Consider making your first stop the U.S.
Department of Education's Parents Guide to the Internet; the
site will help you learn to surf with confidence, knowledge,
and awareness.
Thank you for supporting your child's work
with Business and Personal Finance.
Sincerely,
The Editors at Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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