Who can take this course: Juniors and Seniors
Length of course: One Semester
Guiding Philosophy/Purpose:
“It
is not a zero sum game.” If one is
better off, another is not necessarily worse off. Learn how to make informed
economic decisions as a citizen.
Topics Covered:
supply
and demand, costs of production, wage determination, business structures,
poverty, immigration, health care, energy economics, taxation and consumer
education
Benefits of taking AP Micro:
Like
it or not, human beings are motivated by economic factors. Learn why businesses and governments make the
decisions they do. A responsible citizen
must understand economic factors in order to function well in society.
Top three reasons to take AP Micro:
1)
To help you decipher the daily news
2)
To inform your voting
3)
To avoid disastrous financial decisions
Favorite course activities:
Have a chocolate eating contest, make paper airplanes
and fly them, play Econoland, win treats, and learn more about money and how to
get it!
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