Ser no e com o mundo: desvelando possibilidades para o ensino interdisciplinar da matemática

Abstract

In this article we present the analysis and understanding of a practice that emerges from Paulo Freire's concepts of being in and with the world. This practice was led by the first author and developed in a 5th grade class at a school in western Paraná, where she is also a teacher. The activity, entitled “Giro de Notícias”, consisted of discussing news in a way that was linked to the daily and regular experiences of these students. It covered topics such as the fires in the Pantanal and the dengue scenario in the southeastern region, breaking with the methods already previously established in the teaching materials. Considering the multidisciplinary role of the teacher-researcher, the activity, supported by Freirian sayings, assumed an interdisciplinary orientation without presenting explicit mathematical objectives. Therefore, in this text we dedicate ourselves to pointing out some future possibilities for work specifically focused on mathematics teaching through the practice of the “Giro de Notícias”. The aim, then, is to make educators, whether they are mathematicians or not, aware of the importance of actions in the classroom that promote a mathematical education focused on freedom, broadening students' worldview and encouraging the construction of (mathematical) beings in and with the world.

Keywords: Mathematics Education; Paulo Freire; Being in and with the world; Dialogicity.