A importância e as dificuldades sobre a abordagem do tema sexualidade na disciplina de ciências no ensino fundamental

Abstract

To reach an understanding of how teachers deal with the manifestations of sexuality in the classroom, we seek to understand what are the biggest problems faced. Thus the study aimed to identify the importance and the main difficulties on teaching of sexuality in the final grades of elementary school (6th to 9th year) in the discipline of science. The choice developed in emphasis to be an issue that should be addressed early on in school, because it is present in the individual's life all the time. The research was qualitative nature and developed with teachers from five schools through an interview with the intention of providing a more rigorous study of the possible data collected. It was found that the main difficulties that teachers face when working sexuality within the classroom, would be unwilling to discuss some issues and be interpreted otherwise by the parents of students, by religion, or are in doubt as to discuss some issues because some taboos, prejudices and thoughts of common sense. However the family and the school need to understand the value of discussing sexuality as a guidance tool and education. The teacher need to have a strong interest in developing this content within the classroom, since the subject has difficult concepts to address the teacher to go through a personal reflection on the matter and to review their own values, feelings, taboos and prejudices.