Human Capital For Money
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The first part of this lesson introduces students to the terms human capital, occupation, salary, and wages. Part two of this lesson provides the students an opportunity to compare selected careers including median salary and education statistics. The final part of this lesson provides a vehicle for students to research and report a career or occupation of interest. The report is in the format of song lyrics that go to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”. The song format requires that salary and human capital information be recorded.
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