The formative needs of the beginning teacher: the challenges of diversity at school

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the issue of diversity present in school institutions and the need for work aimed at valuing the masses excluded by society, emphasizing the question of the rights of black people and women. Based on the need for work to overcome racism and sexism, we highlight the relevance of continuing training for beginning teachers, as they leave the universities and face the reality of schools, experiencing the “shock of the real”. Our proposal is for teachers to be prepared for a more inclusive performance, developing a critical and accurate look at the role they play in mediating social relations within the classroom, presenting a way of working based on respect for Human Rights, in dialogue intercultural and in valuing the uniqueness of each person. With this intent, the present research, of bibliographic and analytical nature, permeates the historical-social questions of black people and women in society, going through the difficulties of the teaching work at the beginning of their careers, mainly in the domain of content and organization/lesson planning, emphasizing the need for actions aimed at the inclusion of all, challenges that are addressed by authors who deal with the reality of the beginning teacher and the training needs at the beginning of his career. In short, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to research on the themes of human diversity, aiming to problematize the work of teachers and beginners through the prism of human rights.