FINANCIAL EDUCATION: AN EDUCATIONAL PROPOSAL FOR STUDENTS OF POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL

This paper presents a pedagogical proposal on Financial Education developed at a state school in Porto Alegre, RS. Through a Learning Unit, and focusing on conscious consumption, the purpose of this proposal was to develop aspects of financial education with students of the Polytechnic High School, such as historical, political, economic and social awareness. The activity was developed with 15 students in cross-curricular space titled Integrated Seminar, being completed in one academic quarter. As a pedagogical strategy were used videos, field trips and the making of a product, with planning of the production costs and earnings expectations, prepared by the students. To collect assessment data were used the records of observation of activities, analyzed according to a qualitative approach. Upon completion of the activities, the works were disseminated to the school community. At the end of this article are made considerations about the proposal for Financial Education reported here.