Grantsville Junior High School students mill around the school’s Reality Town event on Feb. 1. Students were taught how to properly budget during the event. photo courtesy of Charles Mohler
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Loading...On Feb. 1, Grantsville Junior High School students participated in a program called Reality Town. This is a half-day reality simulation in which volunteers man “businesses.” Students are given a career, paycheck and checkbook. They must budget and pay monthly expenses for themselves and their Reality Town family. The students applied for their jobs in a previous class based on their interests and GPA. Through this experience, students will come to see education as a means for better employment opportunities and greater financial stability. In addition, they learned the importance of budgeting, living within ones means, and the financial obligations associated with adulthood and families.
