Pelo direito de “educar-se” em direitos humanos

Abstract

The right to be educated in Human Rights has always been a forgotten, ignored, irrelevant “right”. There are many specific actions in favor of Human Rights around the world, but the Human Rights Education (HRE) was never taken, neither taken seriously as a possible science of Education and able to transform the acquaintance of the Humans. In Brazil, it is not different, HRE has been included in the National Curriculum Guidelines to be implemented by the Education Systems at all school levels, but, without any orientation, planning or guidance on how to introduce it in schools, it remains just written on paper without becoming actualized since the edition date of the Resolution CNE-MEC-01/2012. This field research was conducted with an audience of 11 pedagogy undergraduate (Fellows of PIBID-FAE-UFMG) during a short course of 60 hours offered by this scholar on Human Rights. At the beginning and end of the course, questionnaires were collected in order to assess the level, knowledge and Human Rights gains. It was also possible to observe the practice by monitoring this group in two public schools in Belo Horizonte, as well as the two Supervisors of the respective school units. This experience is unprecedented, despite being recommended by MEC in the National Curriculum Guidelines. In the process, it was observed that if there is the will and political decision, combined with other instruments, factors and conformations as: re-found teacher training and put on the agenda the clarification, respect for local cultural diversities, the short, medium and long term planning, the flexibility in the curriculum and teaching political projects, though the task is not easy, it will be effectively possible to take the Human Rights Education to schools as it can be observed that there is no shortage of interest in the subject.