Macroeconomics Classes are High in Demand
New Advanced Placement economics class inspires students to explore the globally changing economy
By Emily Guerra
New Advanced Placement economics class inspires students to explore the globally changing economy
By Emily Guerra
A new class focusing on macroeconomics has been added to Pioneer’s list of offered social science courses.
The 2019-20 school year welcomed A.P. Macroeconomics as an alternative to A.P. Government for seniors that want to receive their history credit, while also focusing on large-scale, big-picture economics
A.P. Psychology and Macroeconomics teacher Tim Koring was initially surprised by the amount of students interested in economics, but describes his experience teaching the class so far as “awesome.” Because the number of seats available in the class are limited, students were randomly selected for the course.
“More kids signed up than I think the administration anticipated,” said Koring. “Initially I was thinking that the numbers would drop because kids would realize it’s not as fun as psychology, but they’re having a good time. I think the class will go well, as I have kids that are intelligent and they’ve thought about life before. So they come in either with experience or wanting to know more about the systems that we live in.”
Many students are using A.P. Macroeconomics to leverage themselves into their interests for future careers. Isabella Paloma, 12, is using the knowledge she obtains from this course to determine whether she wants to enter real estate.
“Economics has interested me because I want to go into real estate and I feel like it is a good start to figuring out if I really want to get myself into that,” said Paloma. “I think what we learn is really important and it’s a good introduction. You really dip your toe into the water of real economics. You’re not taught that in any other history class.”
Natsumi Hirano, 12, looks forward to studying human nature and how people interact with and perceive money.
“I (enjoy) learning more about us as people. Money drives us to do things and to see that would take me one step closer to understanding our needs and wants on a deeper level. I think the power that money holds over people is one of the things that I look forward to learning about in this class.”
Hirano was thrilled to have the opportunity to fully immerse herself in economics.
“I was always interested in economics. I think it was one of the first things that caught my interest,” said Hirano. “In a way, economics lets you see the beauty in people, but also the dark and corrupted side and I absolutely love that.”
The 2019-20 school year welcomed A.P. Macroeconomics as an alternative to A.P. Government for seniors that want to receive their history credit, while also focusing on large-scale, big-picture economics
A.P. Psychology and Macroeconomics teacher Tim Koring was initially surprised by the amount of students interested in economics, but describes his experience teaching the class so far as “awesome.” Because the number of seats available in the class are limited, students were randomly selected for the course.
“More kids signed up than I think the administration anticipated,” said Koring. “Initially I was thinking that the numbers would drop because kids would realize it’s not as fun as psychology, but they’re having a good time. I think the class will go well, as I have kids that are intelligent and they’ve thought about life before. So they come in either with experience or wanting to know more about the systems that we live in.”
Many students are using A.P. Macroeconomics to leverage themselves into their interests for future careers. Isabella Paloma, 12, is using the knowledge she obtains from this course to determine whether she wants to enter real estate.
“Economics has interested me because I want to go into real estate and I feel like it is a good start to figuring out if I really want to get myself into that,” said Paloma. “I think what we learn is really important and it’s a good introduction. You really dip your toe into the water of real economics. You’re not taught that in any other history class.”
Natsumi Hirano, 12, looks forward to studying human nature and how people interact with and perceive money.
“I (enjoy) learning more about us as people. Money drives us to do things and to see that would take me one step closer to understanding our needs and wants on a deeper level. I think the power that money holds over people is one of the things that I look forward to learning about in this class.”
Hirano was thrilled to have the opportunity to fully immerse herself in economics.
“I was always interested in economics. I think it was one of the first things that caught my interest,” said Hirano. “In a way, economics lets you see the beauty in people, but also the dark and corrupted side and I absolutely love that.”