Taking Care of Teachers: difficulties and cares given to the teachers of public school

Abstract

This paper aims to report the experience of the internship in a public school in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The internship intended to contribute to the self-knowledge and health promotion, moreover to promote a better development of teacher’s professional activities and improve the educational process. There were eleven meetings during a semester, some with the teachers, other only observing and also some only with the internship personnel. The discussed themes approached the difficulties in working as a teacher, the other “selves” present in the professional lives of the teacher, the dynamic of the classroom, the difficulties of the team and the possibilities of the construction and transformation of the school environment and also the changes in the community. It was possible to work with the ability of the many “selves” that one only person could experience which allowed the participants to talk about themselves, take care of themselves and also see themselves. The internship group has faced many difficulties during the project, but the necessity of keeping the project is very clear.