Teaching narratives about the challenges and strategies for coping with difficulties in the exercise of the profession

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Josivânia Sousa Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Pinho, Maria José de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de educação popular (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/reveducpop/article/view/53761
• topic: Challenges; Facing the difficulties; Oral history; Teaching profession; Desafios; Enfrentamentos das dificuldades; História oral; Profissão docente

This article aims to narrate the experiences of teachers in the exercise of their profession in a Palmas Municipal School, State of Tocantins, Brazil. Thus, we intend to report data related to your profession, such as choice, satisfaction and professional updating, challenges and difficulties, besides presenting resilient characteristics developed in the school environment. The methodology used was Thematic Oral History. Given the narratives of the teachers who participated in this work, it is clear that the professional choice was initially due to the lack of other options, but during the course they identified and demonstrated that they like and dedicate themselves to the profession, despite highlighting factors. This can be improved in the school context, such as: believes that the profession should be more valued; there must be parental involvement in their children’s school life; the workload is excessive; there is indiscipline and disinterest on the part of the students. Thus, among the challenges and confrontations of the entire school staff, resilience is critical to overcome adversity and the ability to stand, proactively strengthening the performance of professional activities with competence, knowledge, dedication, enthusiasm and love.