>Then, they'll have a chance to write their own "upbeat stories" about
>working for Wal-Mart and the like, presenting "the other side":
>
>Report back to the class at the end of the semester!
excellent idea. thing is, many of thing that having to eat ramen soup qualifies as having to be poor!
i'll never forget when i had one group of them find out how much things actually cost.
i was floored. most of them had no idea, not even what a CD cost!
kelley