Project approved to be applied in schools: Financial Education

First, after questioning about Brazilian education, the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo (ALESP) approved a new project arrives in schools to include teaching about financial education in schools.

Brazil broke a historic record with the highest number of Brazilians in debt. Therefore, the deputy Edna Macedo she says the project will be a great step for education. according to ALESP, teaching about financial education will help to work on personal financial concepts, income and expenses, family budget and conscious use of currency.

will have lectures, workshops, seminars made by teachers who have training in the project area. Bill 1011/2019 applies in elementary to high school.

Learn about financial education

So, education is a learning process that transforms people's habits, behaviors and values ​​based on the exchange of information. This applies in the financial sector. Well, financial education is the concept of understanding the universe of money and using the tools to know how to deal with it.

Questions like knowing how to save, invest and consume and others will be subjects in financial education and give you a way to solve them. The concept emerged from the ENEF (National Strategies for Financial Education) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Check out the importance of financial education in school

Currently, the younger population, between 18 and 24 years old, represents 19% of the total indebtedness. Encouraging finance learning in schools is essential. Scholars reinforce that through this practice, students learn and develop behavioral traits that can make a difference in the future.

Learning about finance is a great factor in combating social inequality and also contributing to behavioral evolution.

Financial education for young people

Finally, it is common in youth to start an interest in finance. Therefore, learning to deal with money already at that time is very important. Yeah, this is the period when money starts to multiply, expenses increase and if it's not done with intelligence, your financial life begins with debts and negative.

Financial education serves this purpose. In addition to being able to organize monthly expenses, how to invest is one of the methods that young people are looking for.

So, now that you know more about the new project coming to schools, forward it to that friend of yours who also wants to keep up to date.

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