A reforma do ensino médio e o ensino da geografia no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia (IFTO)

Abstract

Geography is understood as a social science that aims to explain and understand the realities of the facts that occur in society. Thus, the study of it as an educational practice is an opportunity to understand the world in which we live, as this curriculum component addresses the human actions built in the different societies in the various regions of the planet. However, the High School Reform to be implemented through Law No. 13.415, imposes a series of changes in the curriculum, organization and teaching profession, so that the teaching of geography in the final years of high school is no longer a compulsory subject and becomes only optional. In this sense, the objective of this work was to identify the changes that occurred after the reform in high school at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (IFTO) of Porto Nacional - TO. This is a descriptive exploratory research of a qualitative and quantitative nature, based on bibliographical research and field research with random interviews with students and a teacher from the Pedagogical Residence program of the Porto Nacional Campus - TO. The data show that there is still a significant portion of students who do not know about the reform through the institution, but most of the interviewed individuals approve the reform proposal, but also recognize the importance of learning geography. Thus, this work is expected to demonstrate to society the disadvantages of high school reform and the importance of teaching geography as a compulsory subject.