Tax and superannuation: developing proportional reasoning
History
Journal
Vinculum
Volume
57
Pagination
11-13
Location
Brunswick, Vic.
ISSN
0157-759X
Language
eng
Research statement
Taxation and superannuation contributions help all Australians by paying for essential services such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, transport, and community services, as well as personal living costs upon retirement from the workforce. This article argues the importance of teaching students about the philosophical and mathematical underpinnings of Australia’s taxation and superannuation systems and encourages schools and teachers to consider ways to do this as they develop students’ ability to reason proportionally in Years 7-10.