The cornerstone of Lifestyle Math is the exercise found in Chapter Four of Career Choices . In this financial planning portfolio, students learn in-depth formulas and mathematical equations they will use throughout their lives. In addition to learning important math skills , they experience a process that helps them create a financial plan for their desired lifestyle at age 29. For the first time, young people realize how vital education and training are to attaining their dreams and goals. Students must reconcile their personal budget with the entry level salary of the career they research.
Students can use it for enrichment, perhaps as a bonus activity after a weekly quiz.
This activity will reinforce the need for more advanced math classes while at the same time teaching important life formulas. Students can use it for supplemental activities to improve basic skills, increase problem solving and critical thinking and demonstrate the importance of math. It will be motivational to encourage a continuation of their math studies. Students can be motivated to focus on higher achievement by seeing how math relates to many other aspects of their lives, present and future. This text, with supplemental instruction on basic mathematical computation skills, could form the basis for basic math curriculum.