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Wood, William C. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Maintains that, although U.S. currency today is pure fiat money and not backed by gold or any other precious metal, students frequently ask, "But what about the gold at Fort Knox?" Describes what is really located at Fort Knox, why it is there, its implications for public policy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education
Powers, Betty C. – 1972
Intended for use by teachers at the high school level, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines a semester special interest course in clothing management. As the concluding course of a curriculum on this subject which commences on the junior high level in a separate guide…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction