Archive for Susan J. Osburn
Moms Monopoly, Part III
Susan Osburn is a medical technologist, classical singer, and mother of a fourteen-year-old son and a three- year-old daughter. She is currently taking graduate courses at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, After my son Sam’s class moved into more complex topics in its economics unit, he came up with another question: Sam: Mom, I’m going [...]
1Jun1988 | Susan J. Osburn | 0 comments | ContinuedMoms Monopoly, Part II
Susan Osburn is a medical technologist, classical singer, and mother of a fourteen-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. She is currently taking graduate courses at George Mason University, Fairfax. Virginia. One day, Sam came home from school in an anxious state of mind: Sam: Mom, I’m in trouble now. Mom: Why? Sam: I did so well [...]
1May1988 | Susan J. Osburn | 1 comment | ContinuedMoms Monopoly, Part I
Susan Osburn is a medical technologist, classical singer, and mother of a fourteen-year-old son and three-old- daughter. She is currently taking graduate courses at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. When explaining economic concepts to adolescents, we adults will be best understood if we use plenty of concrete examples from the kids’ lives and surroundings. Here [...]
1Apr1988 | Susan J. Osburn | 0 comments | Continued-
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