Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario's already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some saying the approach may actually discourage teens' interest in personal finances.

The requirement set to come into effect this September has been postponed until next year, along with several other curriculum changes.

The province has said that students will learn home economics such as managing a household budget, and will need to score at least 70 per cent on a financial literacy test in order to graduate.

While many educators agree the financial literacy requirement is a much-needed addition to the curriculum, the standardized test component and its place in the Grade 10 math curriculum are

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