Critical mathematic education: an experience with the financial education theme

Abstract

This article is a excerpt from the research related to Financial Education at school. This theme began to be discussed in Brazil, from the decree referring to the National Strategy of Financial Education and, recently, in the guiding curricular documents of the Brazilian Basic Education, as the Common National Curricular Base, which assumes it as a contemporary cross-cutting theme. Based on Ole Skovsmose's Critical Mathematical Education (EMC), the objective is to present a didactic activity that relates the mathematical contents to the Financial Education theme. The research methodology had a qualitative approach. In the activity, Financial Education is presented as the main theme of a problem situation involving a purchase, in which the student is expected to use their mathematical knowledge to analyze and evaluate issues that may occur in their daily lives. The results indicate that the Financial Education theme provides the development of didactic activity related to the learning environment that allows the reference to reality, through questions about cash and term purchase, involving the mathematical contents of the Elementary School, as well as the development. critical skills and ethical values of students.