Humanizing teacher education

records of an extension project in the light of freirian thought

Abstract

Carrying out a reflection on teacher training inspired by Freirian ideals of education through records of the extension project “Building itineraries mediated by Paulo Freire's ideas: EEEF 29 de Outubro and IF Farroupilha” is the central theme of this text. To this end, we made use of a partnership between the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Farroupilha, Campus Santo Augusto, and the State School of Elementary Education 29 de Outubro. Subsequently, the three modules of the project were analyzed, which consisted of the historical analysis of the institutions, readings of works referring to Freire's thought and, finally, readings by Paulo Freire. Subsequently, paths to critical teacher training are pointed out, consistent with the conception we defend: the construction of training spaces that dialogue with the reality of pedagogical work. The inseparable relationship between research, teaching and extension present as public policies is worked, but, in addition, as a commitment to responsibility and ethics with the subjects of the educational act, indicated through the initial and continuing training of project participants, who, in example of Freire's legacy, they learn by teaching and teach by learning, contextualizing, criticizing, surpassing themselves as education professionals, above all, citizens subject to their histories.