Teaching Activities by James H. Landman

Four bedrock personal finance principles can help teachers ride out uncertain economic times and assist them in teaching students about making economic decisions.

A close look at how the Federal Reserve adjusts interest rates to temper inflation can help students comprehend how monetary policy impacts their own lives.

Taxes have played a significant role throughout American historyprovoking revolution, inspiring representative government, and financing war and major domestic initiatives.

Young people cannot participate properly in the economy of the future without a deep understanding of basic economics.

New technologies have always destroyed some jobs while creating others. But will Artificial Intelligence finally be the technical advance that makes large numbers of humans redundant?

The featured receipts for personal expenses belonging to Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and others can spark an engaging lesson on spending, investing, and stewardship.

Students will gain new perspectives on the socio-economic circumstances of the Great Depression through an analysis of song lyrics of the time.

The highlighted inquiry about labor activist Joe Hill can launch a fascinating lesson on organized labor and different economic systems.  

Integrating elements of psychology into traditional studies of economics helps students discover genuine solutions to real world problems.