You're Hired! Classroom Economy is Booming at Wylie East Intermediate - The Wylie Growl

You're Hired! Classroom Economy is Booming at Wylie East Intermediate - The Wylie Growl

When students enter the Wylie East Intermediate fifth-grade classrooms of Mrs. Julia Wishart and Mrs. Lisa Boeshart, they know it’s time to work. In addition to calculating density, solving math problems and writing essays, these students hold down a “paid position” in their classroom workforce. And, yes, the money is fake, but according to the kids the skills they are learning are as realistic as it gets. Since the second six weeks of school, s…