7_8.HEALTH.4.C
Create and discuss personal life goals that one wishes to achieve and consider the financial impact of graduating from high school, having a full-time job, and waiting until marriage if one plans to have children.
Grades 7-8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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personal life goalsfinancial impactgraduating from high schoolfull-time jobmarriagechildren
Skills
- create (personal life goals) #dok3
- discuss (personal life goals and their impacts) #dok3
- consider (financial outcomes of major life events) #dok2
- analyze (the relationship between life goals and major milestones) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can list the major life events that may impact my future. #dok1
- I can identify possible financial impacts of graduating from high school, having a full-time job, and waiting until marriage to have children. #dok2
- I can create personal life goals I wish to achieve. #dok3
- I can discuss how my choices about education, employment, and family affect my financial future. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Long-term personal life goals often require thoughtful planning and awareness of how education, employment, and family decisions can impact future finances.
- Choices made about graduation, employment, and marriage can have significant and lasting financial consequences.
Essential Questions
- What are some important personal life goals you hope to achieve?
- How could graduating from high school or not graduating affect your future opportunities and finances?
- Why might waiting until marriage to have children impact your financial situation?
- In what ways do education and employment choices affect your ability to meet your life goals?
- How can goal setting help you prepare for major life events?