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Re:The Rule of 72 (2007) by nailer on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:37AM (#11960418)
> If people can't understand compound interest

I didn't write that they couldn't understand it. I wrote that it isn't being taught, so they don't understand it.

You could probably learn many things you don't already know easily, however I don't think "there are many things you shouldn't be doing" because you haven't thought to learn them. For example: empathy.

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Re:The Rule of 72 (2007) by stonogo on Thursday June 23, 2016 @09:48AM (#11960785)
Except of course that it is being taught. What is your motivation for claiming otherwise?
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Re:The Rule of 72 (2007) by djKianoosh on Thursday June 23, 2016 @10:25AM (#11961072)
I went to school in Delaware and Pennsylvania between 2nd-12th grade and I dont remember this being taught (unless I missed the compound interest day in 1st grade ;))

Maybe it isnt being taught universally or well enough, or maybe it just needs to be reinforced more often.

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Re:The Rule of 72 (2007) by stonogo on Thursday June 23, 2016 @05:15PM (#11964365)
You're misremembering, that's all. And things have changed since you were in that age bracket, anyway; the US common core standards mandate compound interest lessons as early as the seventh grade.
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