História local e consciência histórica: ensino de história nas escolas de ensino fundamental de Barras-PI

Abstract

After countless experiences with students' lack of interest in History classes, with the difficulty in understanding the historical processes presented by the subject, with the devaluation of the heritage of their city and origin; with the total lack of knowledge of the historical, social and political formation of their own community, we feel the need to carry out a study on the approach to Local History in the classroom as a methodological resource to strengthen the teaching of History. And for this study we will use our experience as a history teacher in the final grades of Elementary School in Barras, a municipality in the interior of the state of Piauí, from where all our motivation to research approaches that could actually give the student an experience with the discipline of History, capable of awakening in him the awareness of his role as a subject of an environment that can positively interfere in his reality. Thus, the present work seeks to discuss the teaching of History in dialogue with the local approach in the process of historical learning as a necessary element for the construction of the student's identity, from the 6th year to the 9th year of elementary education in municipal schools in Barras, while citizen of Barrense and the development of his awareness as a historical subject of this process, based on Jorn Rüsen's studies on the topic and the use of the Class-Workshop resource, enhancing educational practice that combines school curriculum and practical life. Allied to this, the possibility of, through this study, contributing not only to the research field of approaching Local History in the teaching of History, but also enabling a new way of thinking, doing and teaching History to my fellow teachers of the subject in the city of Barras, and so together we can build different paths that bring new visions to our students and citizens participating in Barrense society