theinvisiblefist:
I first became interested in economics around Christmas 2006. I had read most of Richard Dawkins’s books and developed a strong understanding of biological evolution. At dinner, I told my cousin and uncle that “I think evolution is necessary in order to understand how the world works.”
My cousin said, “Really? That’s how I feel about economics.” and my uncle said, “I think it’s ridiculous that economics isn’t a requirement in all high schools.”
I had never taken a single economics class, and this spurred me to pick up a book on the subject and become an expert. I am currently nowhere near an expert, but understand the subject much better than before.
My question for you — please reblog your answer — is as follows:
Did you study economics in school? If so, what was the nature of the class?
I am from the province of Quebec, Canada and a general economics class is required for everybody in high school at around 16-17 years old. We learned about price: offer and demand, inflation, recession, bonds, interest rates, and more practical stuff to help us in our day-to-day life. As a civil engineering student, I had to take a economics for engineers class where we touched subjects like accounting and finance and again, some practical stuff. I think still it is a discipline where didactical learning is possible if it piques your interest.
I’m feeling already overwhelmed my this semester. I’m three weeks in and I’ve got all kind of school-related stuff to do.
This whole environmental thing, I got no clue where it’s going to take me. On the wild side? Je suis toujours en réaction on dirait,je me positionne entre les radicalismes. J’immagine que c’est positif.
