Triad students learn about accounting through Monopoly

GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — If students learn more when they are having fun then these students in Jolene Alley’s accounting class at Southern Alamance High School must be learning a lot.

Their smiles and laughter say they are having fun with a friendly game of Monopoly. But there’s an accounting twist. The students have to keep a record of all their transactions just like an accountant would do.

“Up to this date in the first five weeks that we’ve been doing accounting, they’ve been on the computers, Alley says. “So pretty much it’s plug in and then see what your mistakes are and go back and make corrections. And it takes practice. ”…

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