Os desafios da profissão docente vivenciados por professores/as com diferentes tempos de carreira

Abstract

Teaching has proved to be an increasingly complex professional activity, often characterized as strenuous and difficult. In particular, in Basic Education, studies such as Kuenzer and Caldas (2009) point to the problem of intensification of teaching work, poor working conditions and high mental load, amid the new social demands that emerge in the school environment. This research aimed to investigate the challenges faced by teachers different career times that work in the 4th and 5th grades of Elementary School. The methodology adopted was qualitative, with the accomplishment of field research, through the application of a questionnaire with teachers with different career times, who taught in the 4th and 5th grade classes of Elementary School. The research was attended by nine teachers from four schools of the João Pessoa‟s Municipal Network. Among the results obtained, the teachers perception is that the main teaching challenges are the lack of support from the students; families, indiscipline and the implementation of new pedagogical practices. Regarding the specific challenges in the 4th and 5th grade classes, they highlighted the difficulty of carrying out a literacy work with some students who still have fragility in this area and the lack of interest on the part of the students. The search for new knowledge, pedagogical support, sharing of concerns and paired trials, and personal preparation to deal with the challenges were highlighted as ways of combat. At the end of this work, the relevance of a social-emotional preparation of teachers, the importance of pedagogic support / management, as well as elements such as commitment, involvement and perseverance, contribute to a better professional teaching performance are emphasized.