O ensino de educação ambiental nas escolas: um ato político na formação de pensamento crítico

Abstract

Environmental Education, as an integrating discipline in the various educational segments, can stimulate the development of ethical principles, cultural values and productive potential necessary for a greater and better social transformation that leads to a more just and citizen society. In this way, Environmental Education can be understood as a form of Political Education, which educates citizens aware of their rights and duties, capable of claiming social justice, citizenship, respect and ethics in all aspects relevant to the environment and society. The main objective of this study is to reflect on the insertion of Environmental Education as a tool for a fairer, more conscious and more sustainable society. In order to meet the proposed objective, this work is divided into three chapters: first is a history of Environmental Education; in the second, a conceptualization of Environmental Education is developed; Finally, in the third chapter, Environmental Education is contextualized in the school context. Finally, final conclusions are presented on how the teaching of Environmental Education in schools can be considered as a political act in the formation of critical thinking.