Neurociências e formação de professores: Reflexos na educação e economia

Abstract

This essay aims to discuss the relation between educational levels and macroeconomics within a region, taking into consideration the academic training of teachers in any level. The current educational model, developed during the Industrial Revolution, has shown flaws in preparing professionals to the new economic needs that require creativity and problem-solving working force. We support the idea that individual abilities should be identified and stimulated by educators in order to develop natural skills in students, thus leading to maximization of profit generated by individual investment on education. For that, we propose an approach in which basic neuroscience should be included in the basic training of teachers. Therefore, teachers could be able to take advantage of features of the nervous system to improve their teaching methods. This change in the educational system, which begins by properly instructing teachers, could lead to improvements in preparing professionals to the new needs of society, improving economic return and social equity within a region.