WHO OWNS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SEATS? GREAT DISCUSSION POINT FOR ECONOMICS IN CLASS

An interesting article from 'The Economist' entitled 'Recline and fall: Who owns the space between reclining airline seats (http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2017/05/recline-and-fall) recently piqued my interest as a discussion class discussion.

Any economic discussion that students can relate to is always good fun.

This is definitely going to be a great lesson idea that I will write up in the near future!

Comments

MIDDLE SCHOOL ECONOMICS

Since first studying economics at university, it has always fascinated me. I initially struggled with the concept of self-interest, as I believed it contrary to the how people actually behaved. However, the more I considered the concept, the more I came to believe the concept to apply to the real world. As an idea that intrigued me, I had always thought to introduce the subject with a discussion on self-interest. However, what fascinates me and what fascinates students is often quite different and when I have tried this approach, it has been less successful than I had hoped. When developing a new middle school subject at my school, I hit upon the idea of using real estate instead. Real estate is relatively easy to understand, for almost everyone in the western world lives in a house or apartment. As a ‘good’ it is easy to understand why it is valuable, and factors that can impact upon its value. With this in mind, I developed a resource that enab...

NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT

At university, one of my favourite subjects was concerned with conflict and negotiation. I've always found this topic interesting, and I believe the interest originally stemmed from my interest in cars. As a child, my father and I would often go to car yards just to look at the latest model cars and toy with the car dealers. In particular, I remember my father negotiating with a dealer on Christmas Eve regarding the purchase of a new car, getting as far as looking at options before telling the poor dealer that he had better check with my mum before proceeding further. Another favourite was a dealer who tried at least four or five different tactics with my father, from telling him he wasn't serious and not to waste his time, to smooth talking and trying to charm him. The funniest part was at the time we were looking to purchase a car for my sister and the poor guy totally blew it. This topic also makes me think about my father's favourite line - 'I love negot...

F I S C H + E D

Search This Blog