O ensino de Geografia na educação escolar da comunidade quilombola do Prata no município de São Félix - TO

Abstract

This research addresses the process of teaching Geography in school education in a quilombo, highlighting the difficulties and needs of teachers and students, having as main focus the Miguel Rodrigues de Sousa Municipal School, located in the Quilombola do Prata community, in the rural zone of São Felix do Tocantins -TO. Our goal was to understand what and how Geography is taught in the Quilombola do Prata community school, having as specific objectives, to know if traditional knowledge is associated with what is taught in the classroom; understand the importance of school geography for quilombola education and identify whether in daily practice at school, teachers address issues involving Afro, black or quilombola history and culture. In search of a better understanding of the theme, the research is of a qualitative nature, in which the information was acquired from bibliographic research and by field research with semistructured interviews with the teachers of the school unit. Geography is an important component of the school curriculum, considering that it is through it that the student understands the reality experienced in space and territory. The difficulties encountered by teachers in teaching Geography classes are in their lack of training in the area of Geography, as their initial training is in Pedagogy, as well as in the lack of continued training in search of qualification and necessary and essential materials for teaching and quality learning that makes sense to students.