Ensaio sobre educação e política: a geografia como instrumento de debate

Abstract

It is evident that education plays an important role in the social formation of every citizen, whether through school knowledge or through political and civic values. However, the latter are rarely worked on in the early school years, being developed over future educational degrees, with vague information and even without being discussed in the classroom. The basic principle of democratic education is to form citizens capable of using information for good social and political coexistence, making them capable of analyzing and choosing their representatives. Among professional, social and personal destinations, each individual tends to belong to or attend certain environments that influence their choices and thoughts on different subjects, and, in this case, they work on politics. And at school, with classes, readings and discussions, it is possible to insert social and political issues into the daily lives of students. The main objective of this work, applied at the Pedro Joaquim de Jesus State School of Basic Education, located in the city of Teotônio Vilela, Alagoas, is to weave a text on how Geography can be used in debates about such issues and how the school can form citizens aware of their role in society. It was found, then, that although there are other informational means, the school is still an essential source of information, as well as meeting and discussions, as well as the importance of Geography in such acts.