Financial management is one attribute that everybody needs to acquire. It is required for the day to day management of our governments, businesses and homes. Because of it' s importance, most people are advocating that it becomes a compulsory part of the school curriculum. However, I disagree with this view. This is because, it is a skill that can be learnt in the course of life and also, it will limit students from taking other subjects that might be of interest to them.
First, financial management qualities are what one can learn through daily activities. Starting from childhood, one begins to study how to manage finances by running errands for parents and relatives as well. As the person grows older, his involvement with money matters grows as well, and during college, parents give their wards the money to pay for their school fees, buy textbooks and manage their feeding. With this kind of involvement, the child is trained to prioritize, and if the fund is mismanaged, he suffers for it. The skills acquired through this kind of learning is more than what anybody can gain from any financial studies.
In addition, if financial education is made compulsory, it knocks off the possibility of a student taking one other course that might make a difference in his life. This course that is the forgone alternative might be the defining factor in the child' s life. For example, when I was in the university, I had an option to take an elective while studying history. I had so much zeal in computer science that I chose a course in the field. Since graduation, I have gone on to break grounds in the subject and have two papers that I' m about to publish in the field. If during my tertiary education, financial education was not optional, probably, I would not have had the opportunity to do the works I have done in this field.
In conclusion, while the gains of financial studies is appealing, making it compulsory in the school curriculum will imply limiting our students to the number of options they can take. It is a quality that requires practical experience and the best way to acquire it is through real life experience. 
 Financial
 management is one attribute that everybody needs to acquire. It  
is required
 for the day to day management of our  
governments
, businesses and homes.  
Because
 of  
it&
#039; s importance, most  
people
 are advocating that it becomes a compulsory part of the school curriculum.  
However
, I disagree with this view. This is  
because
, it is a  
skill
 that can be  
learnt
 in the  
course
 of  
life
 and  
also
, it will limit students from taking other subjects that might be of interest to them. 
First
,  
financial
 management qualities are what one can learn through daily activities. Starting from childhood, one  
begins
 to study how to manage finances by running errands for parents and relatives  
as well
. As the person grows older, his involvement with money matters grows  
as well
, and during college, parents give their wards the money to pay for their school fees,  
buy
 textbooks and manage their feeding. With this kind of involvement, the child  
is trained
 to prioritize, and if the fund  
is mismanaged
, he suffers for it. The  
skills
 acquired through this kind of learning is more than what anybody can gain from any  
financial
 studies. 
In addition
, if  
financial
 education  
is made
 compulsory, it knocks off the possibility of a student taking one other  
course
 that might  
make
 a difference in his  
life
. This  
course
  that is
 the forgone alternative might be the defining factor in the  
child&
#039; s  
life
.  
For example
, when I was in the university, I had an option to take an elective while studying history. I had  
so
 much zeal in computer science that I chose a  
course
 in the field. Since graduation, I have gone on to break grounds in the subject and have two papers that  
I&
#039; m about to publish in the field. If during my tertiary education,  
financial
 education was not optional,  
probably
, I would not have had the opportunity to do the works I have done in this field. 
In conclusion
, while the gains of  
financial
 studies is appealing, making it compulsory in the school curriculum will imply limiting our students to the number of options they can take. It is a quality that requires practical experience and the best way to acquire it is through real  
life
 experience.