Educação com afeto: memórias de um eterno aprendiz

Abstract

I completed my undergraduate degrees (Licenciatura and Bacharelado) in History at the Federal University of Uberlândia (Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU) in 2003. In the same year, I stepped into a school for the first time to work as a teacher. I have, therefore, been teaching for 22 years, instructing children, adolescents, adults, and also the elderly. I have worked in Elementary and High Schools, colleges, and in the EJA (Youth and Adult Education) modality. Initially, I taught in private schools, before dedicating myself fully to public education, including schools in the city center, peripheral areas, and even the rural zone. With this multiplicity of experiences, I began my role as a faculty member at the Colégio de Aplicação Escola de Educação Básica (Application School of Basic Education - CAp Eseba) of the Federal University of Uberlândia in 2010, performing activities in teaching, research, outreach (extension), and management, always believing in continuing education as a condition sine qua non in the face of society's increasingly rapid changes. In this Memorial, prepared for the academic performance evaluation process for access to the Full Professor (Titular) class of the Basic, Technical, and Technological Education Teaching Career (EBTT), I present my professional trajectory in Education at CAp Eseba/UFU, a privileged space for action and continuous transformation as a professional in the challenging process of teaching and learning. Following these paths, I was inspired by various educators, either through personal interaction or through books. Among them is Paulo Freire, from whom I learned a great deal, especially about the value of amorousness (amorosidade), one of the central concepts of his pedagogical praxis, permeated throughout his work as a driving force for a truly transformative education.