I agree wholeheartedly @kafkanarchy84 learning the concept of money and how to work with it is a life skill that is best taught outside of the classroom. Although i will also say that i am ever grateful for the fact that the school which my son attends also encourages this type of independance as they regularly hold market days which are completely run by the little kids, starting as young as grade 1. They decide on the items of sale, they make them, run the stall and handle all the money. The best part of it is that everything they make gets handed to charity which is also a wonderful lesson of humility and generosity for young kids.
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