There’s a lack of evidence school banking programs lead to better financial literacy. And their removal in Victoria might be the impetus schools need to take financial education more seriously.
- Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Western Sydney University
There are better ways to teach financial literacy than through school banking schemes.
It’s important to keep your kids active and learning during the holidays, not just for your sanity, but also for their education.
Learning about real-life money decisions from a young age helps kids learn maths and improves their financial literacy.
Many parents are demanding less technology use in the classroom due to the amount of screen time children get at home. This story explores whether maths education and technology go hand in hand.
You wouldn’t feel so confident about claiming you weren’t good at reading, so why is it okay to be openly negative about mathematics?
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