O lugar do letramento político na educação básica: uma experiência de debate político-eleitoral na sala de aula de história

Abstract

In this article, we address the idea of political literacy as an instrument for recovering the space dedicated to political education in basic education and, consequently, for training citizens who meet contemporary challenges. Among these challenges, we include facing discussions and conflicts, dealing with dissent and, above all, the need to criticize the education system itself, which reproduces meritocratic, exclusionary and even human rights-violating perspectives. We discuss how approaching the subject of political education through the concept of political literacy can favor actions with pedagogical intent in favor of citizenship, what we mean when we talk about political literacy at school, which citizenship we are referring to when we propose the infamous "citizen training" in a context of neoliberal educational reformism, as well as the limits of the perspective of political literacy in the face of this same reformist context. After discussing the concept of political literacy and its ramifications, we present an experience carried out in a public elementary school that sought to articulate this concept with pedagogical practice in a history class. Based on this experience, we intend to evaluate which types of actions and methodologies would have the potential to promote citizenship in schools that is committed to social transformation.