By Melissa Miller née Williams, 3rd year Elementary teacher from Jamaica
Laurel Elementary School (Polk County)
The purpose of this exercise was to inform the school community of the historical events in Jamaica and to compare the Jamaican currency's value to the US dollar. The following comparison was made after the question, “Did you know that since October 11, 2023, 1 US dollar is equivalent to 157.98 Jamaican Dollars?” The pictures of identical milk were shown with the price in US dollars and in Jamaican dollars.
For me, my school family better understood the difference between the value of the US dollar and the Jamaican dollar. They were also able to compare the value of a basic food that most persons use. They were also thrilled at the cool features and differences of the new notes, as they aremade of plastic and have raised dots that enable a blind person to identify the notes. I was surprised by the level of interest other persons showed in historical events my country.