Afinal, porque e para que ensinamos História: Uma experiência no Programa Residência Pedagógica

Abstract

The article addresses contemporary challenges in teaching History, based on the experience of a resident student in the Pedagogical Residency Program at Fátima Gaiotto Sampaio State School, Nova Andradina-MS. The research involved observing high school History classes and administering questionnaires to 3rd-year students. The results highlighted issues such as student disinterest and apathy, especially among working students, as well as the undervaluation of History teachers. Despite 90% of students considering the subject important, classroom engagement is low. The article suggests the need to reevaluate the curriculum and implement more engaging pedagogical approaches, citing authors like Isabel Barca, Jörn Rüsen, Luis Fernando Cerri, and Jorge Larrosa Bondía, who advocate for methods that connect historical content with students' realities, promcoting a critical and contextualized understanding of the past and its relevance to the present.