Campus Boituva

The incorporation of elements from the student’s first culture into the teaching- learning process was supported by the French pedagogue Georges Snyders (1988) in his book "La joie à l’ecole". This research contributed to this interface, by identifying in the discourse of rock 'n' roll songs textual elements that allow reflections on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical framework of space exploration. The object of study in this work are songs from the 1960s and 1970s, which have representations about astronomy and space missions. The use of rock was justified by the fact that the theme of space exploration is present in the work of several artists of this music genre, allowing reflection on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical level on science, technology and their relationship with society and the environment. In addition, we found that both rock and space missions were cultural phenomena that depended on the advances of technology and science. These songs were selected from the various genres of rock and analyzed taking into account semiotic and discursive references. The activities were applied in formal education settings - high school and higher education - in continuing professional development of teachers and non-formal school projects. In the teaching-learning process, activities were developed involving commented lyrics reading, which aimed at identifying in the lyrics, melody and harmony aspects that evidenced a critical discourse about science and its relationship with society and the environment. These activities encompassed three categories: Development, Implementation and Analysis. These steps were articulated based on the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky (2001), Snyders (1988) and Freire (2013).

Partindo do reconhecimento de que o termo "democracia" pode prestaras a todo tipo de propaganda ideológica, há muita dificuldade em esclarecer a noção derivada de ensino democrático. Para contornar esse obstáculo, o A. distingue entre a propaganda e a ação democratizadora, atendo-se ao exame da segunda. Neste sentido analisa alguns esforços de democratização do ensino no Estado de São Paulo, através dos seguintes episódios: Reforma Sampaio Dória (1920); expansão da matrícula no ensino ginasial (1967)(1968)(1969) e tentativa de renovação pedagógica proposta pelos Ginásios Vocacionais. Nessa análise procura também distinguir entre a idéia de democratização do ensino como prática de liberdade e como expansão de oportunidades a todos, procurando mostrar como no primeiro sentido pode haver uma degradação, em termos pedagógicos, da idéia de democracia política.