A implementação do Novo Ensino Médio e da Base Nacional Comum Curricular na Bahia: o que dizem os professores de Química da rede estadual

Abstract

Education has consistently served as a battleground for competing worldviews, leading to consequent pedagogical disputes. Despite resistance, the corporate sector has successfully established consensus in educational policies, steadily gaining influence. This is evidenced by the recent implementation of Brazil's Common National Curriculum Base (BNCC) and the New High School (NEM). In this context, the primary objective of this research is to analyze how chemistry teachers in Bahia's state public school system perceive the implementation of the BNCC and NEM. The study aims to identify the nature of their main criticisms and points of agreement regarding these reforms, as well as to ascertain the extent of discussions among teachers about these changes. To achieve these goals, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four chemistry teachers, both permanent and temporary, from Bahia's state public school system. The teachers expressed dissatisfaction with both the NEM and the BNCC. However, the latter has largely gone unnoticed compared to the NEM, which absorbs the majority of the criticism. During the interviews, teachers primarily criticized: the limited participation of the school community in these reforms; the lack of information regarding their implementation and the imprecise communication with the Bahia State Department of Education; the reduction in the workload for common core subjects; the absence of materials for the new formative itineraries and inadequate school infrastructure; and delays in teacher training for the implementation process. The educators also expressed significant concern about the reforms' impact on student development within this scenario. Ultimately, the findings indicate that teachers have demonstrated resistance to these imposed changes, actively seeking ways to mitigate the detrimental effects of the NEM and BNCC on student education.