Educação matemática em uma escola do campo : reflexões de uma professora

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to think about the mathematics classes in the school of the countryside, doing an analysis between theory and practice. It brings the teacher and author of the research’s experiences, in developing goals as a new perspective of methodology in the classroom of 6 th to 9 th grade in the countryside school “Vale do Amanhecer”, the objective was to become mathematic meaningful in students’ life and appreciate the countryside life. However, it is easy to realize the depreciation and the indifference of the public authorities in relation to countryside education, which has faced problems since the Brazil’s invasion until nowadays. It is impossible to talk about countryside education without mention the challenges in rural schools: transport, curriculum, textbooks, etc. All these topics interfere in teaching and learning and they should be considered. The reported experience proposes a reflection on how to teach mathematics in a way the students put the acquired knowledge in the classroom into practice in their daily life, the considerations of the experience bring the positive and challenge results that instigate the continuity of the project. We believe in the inclusion of Countryside Education in Brazil and gradually we begin to believe in the recognition of the countryside’s diversity.