“E se eu virar professora quando crescer?”: uma análise sobre a vontade de ser professora

Abstract

This monograph, whose theme is “the role of will in choosing teaching as a profession,” has the general objective of analyzing the role of will in choosing the teaching profession. In addition, the following specific objectives were established: to present a historical overview of teaching and its professionalization in Brazil; to define what will is, from a philosophical perspective; to identify the role of will in choosing teaching as a profession; to relate will to the choice of teaching. The following authors were used as theoretical support: Bauer, Cassettari, and Oliveira (2017), Casado (2024), Louzano et al. (2010), Pimenta (1999), Silva and Corrêa (2019), Stockmann (2018), and Vicentini and Lugli (2009) were used as theoretical support to address the teaching profession, professionalization, and the concept of “will” from a philosophical perspective. With regard to methodology, authors such as Chizzotti (2000); Santos, Fouraux, and Oliveira (2020); Vilela, Borrego, and Azevedo (2021) were used to characterize this research as qualitative and narrative. The data analyzed were collected through narratives produced by myself and by teachers in Basic Education. The results show that the role of will in choosing teaching as a profession is to motivate individuals to seek the means to pursue their professional teaching career. Furthermore, the research showed that the capacity for transformation through education motivates teachers to remain in the profession, facing the challenges imposed on them. Thus, it was noted that, for some teachers, the initial desire remains, but they recognize that there is a gap between their expectations of teaching and the professional reality.