This textbook resource aligns very well with the State strands and standards. All materials and units in this collection would be able to be used immediately in the GFL course. If a new teacher starting teaching GFL and followed this text it would hit on all of the needed information. There are 19 chapters which could easily fit into the semester course. There are also additional online resources for students that extend for a 5 year license. This is about the amount of time before all materials in GFL expire or need to be updated as the finance world is constantly changing. The real world experience reviews helps a teacher with hands on learning acitivities as well. So we recommend this text to be used for GFL.