A importância do ensino da matemática financeira no ensino médio

Abstract

This work proposes a reflection on how the financial mathematics is taught in schools, in order to make the students reflection and become conscious consumers. This reflection is necessary since such content, in most cases, is grounded in approaches which bound the concepts followed by exercises without practical applicabilities. Furthermore, it is taught, almost at the end of the studies dead line, quickly and superficially. It has grounded the educational relationship / learning where teachers and students are lacking skills to deal with the reality of the financial market in their daily lives. In order to sustain this the transcribed reflection, this effective research in presenting lectures to a group 3RD year (last grade of high school) of Escola Estadual Governador Israel Pinheiro, aimed at presentation of the content focused at the importance of the financial mathematics to the everyday society. Exposing examples from a real life shown in graphics, tables and explanatory formulas. The classes are going through simple and compound simulation, from the Prices tables, SAC and cash flow working with the concepts, understanding and application of the content.