I had very little formal economic education as a kid, but my father really was a master teacher. He instinctively knew all this stuff we talk about without knowing what it was called. He had absolutely no trust and faith in the government. His parents grew up poor in southern Italy. They traded that life for poverty in the U. S. during the depression. My father somehow knew all about debt based fiat instinctively. While my other friend's parents fought to remain debt free, he borrowed money to acquire hard assets. Then he watched the government inflate those assets over the years. He wouldn't use a personal checkbook. Everything was cash. I was the only kid I knew who paid for a private Catholic education in cash.

I don't think you can ever trust the government to educate your kids in this area.