• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newscast
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • Cities Stories
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Launch Your Creative Vision with CCX Create
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Armstrong Teacher Emphasizes Personal Finance

6:08 PM | Thursday, February 14, 2019

A new semester just started at Armstrong High, and seniors are learning finance lessons that will stay with them the rest of their lives. James Redelsheimer teaches economics at Armstrong. He says a big part of that is teaching kids about personal finance.

He’s got some innovative ways to get his lessons across too. When we caught up with his class, students were running a college economic simulator game. The game shows how quickly debt can rack up if students make unwise decisions about spending.

Caroline Wilcox took the class last semester. She says it’s made a big difference in how she looks at college finance. The economic simulator was particularly impactful.

“As you kept going, the debt kept racking up super super fast,” says Caroline. “It was very very nervewracking to see the debt rack up so fast and then know that you’re going to experience that next year.”

Wilcox even wrote an essay about her experiences with the simulator. She entered it in a contest, and won $500. Perhaps showing what she’s learned from Redelsheimer’s class, Wilcox says she has plans for the cash.

“For educational purposes,” she says. “Probably for textbooks next year.”

 

Sponsored
Armstrong High School

Plymouth

Related Stories

Median Twin Cities Home Sale Price Reaches Record $400K:  New real estate data show it's a tough time… Read More
Artist Adam Turman Celebrates 40 Birthdays Through Painting:  A Twin Cities artist was in Plymouth… Read More
Plymouth Seamstress Sews Goodwill at Catholic Charities:  For 10 years, a Plymouth woman has used her… Read More
Facility for Traumatic Brain Injuries Proposed in Plymouth:  A facility to help people who have… Read More
Plymouth Nonprofit Focuses on Mental and Physical Health:  A Plymouth-based nonprofit focused on… Read More
ThreeSixty Camp Inspires Next Generation of Journalists:  On a college campus, it's not shocking to… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
  CCX MEDIA     SPORTS
 NEWS                SPORTS
SPORTS.           SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2025 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in