A FILOSOFIA COMO MATERIA DE ENSINO: HISTORIA E QUESTOES METODOLOGICAS

“Philosophy as a teaching subject: its history and methodological issues” refers to an approach which aims at giving a panoramic view of how the teaching of Philosophy has been held in basic education schools in Brazil and other countries. The text is based on historical data on the introduction of Philosophy as a teaching subject in the school curriculum and the different teaching methods applied. It talks about models which are in confl ict with one another, how assessment is organized, etc. Lastly, the text approaches the current challenges that the reality of classroom teaching poses to Philosophy teachers, who urge response both from a didactic methodological point of view and a teacher education perspective.