The Writing Process; Nat'l Economics Challenge; Homeschooling; Tech Tips

Published: Sat, 05/02/26

Updated: Sat, 05/02/26

Each year, close to 10,000 students from across the nation take the chance to shine while being tested on key micro and macroeconomic principles, as well as their knowledge of the world economy.

The National Economics Challenge provides a platform for high school students of economics to compete with their peers on a national scale and make themselves and their schools proud.

The National Economics Challenge is like the Super Bowl for high school econ nerds—an annual national competition run by the Council for Economic Education where teams of students battle it out on microeconomics (think supply and demand, individual choices), macroeconomics (inflation, unemployment, big-picture stuff), international trade, and current world events. Thousands of kids from across the U.S. start at the state level, with winners advancing through online semi-finals to an in-person national finals featuring tough multiple-choice tests, team critical-thinking case studies on real economic problems, and a fast-paced quiz bowl—all for bragging rights, trophies, and cash prizes up to $1,000 per student. There are two divisions so beginners (David Ricardo) and advanced/AP students (Adam Smith) can both shine. It's a fun, team-based way to turn classroom economics into an exciting real-world showdown.

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Few people can sit down and start writing. Most of us hem and haw as we mentally walk through how to get from introduction to conclusion. It's called 'prewriting' and students are no different. Where they diverge from you and I is they haven't tested all the available methods for planning a story, constructing non-fiction, or building the evidence-based argument. It's up to us--as their teachers--to introduce these alternatives so they can pick one best suited to their learning and communication style.

Here are popular options:

Branstorming
Timelines
Outlines
Digital notetaking

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This week's tip:

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. I’ll share these with you. They’re always brief and focused. Enjoy!

I was helping one of the faculty at my school. She couldn't print a document (server problems) so I suggested she email it to herself at home and print it there. She started going online to her Yahoo account and I stopped her. Click the email tool on the Word toolbar. She was so excited--an epiphany! What fun to share that with her. She was so happy about it, I'm going to email it to all the teachers in the school (I'm the tech teacher).

Homeschool Awareness Month is celebrated in May and aims to demonstrate how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many kids and that they can have the same, if not better, growth while learning from home. Homeschooling Awareness Month wants to show parents how they too can be involved in the growth and learning of their children. This can actually help them become better parents while their kids enjoy a well-rounded upbringing and development. Parents want the best education for their children, and having a strong educational base is so important for children to be accepted for tertiary education or top-tier scholarships.

Homeschool successes:

in academic performance
in post-HS outcomes
In socio-emotional development
in adulthood

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