PHILOSOPHY IN BASIC EDUCATION: CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

This text derives from a practical activity developed in discipline Philosophy Teaching in 2015 and aims to disseminate and reflect on some data extracted from a qualitative survey with high school philosophy teachers. The research sought to conduct a survey of the main methods, resources and teaching goals used by teachers who teach philosophy in the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Nova Iguacu and Paracambi. Besides the data, the analyzes presented here seeking help in elucidating the current stage of discipline in basic education, as well as to reaffirm the importance, challenges and possibilities of philosophical activity at school.