Ensino médio: expectativas e desafios sob a perspectiva dos alunos do colégio Tiradentes da Brigada Militar de Santa Maria

Abstract

This monograph, entitled “High school: expectations and challenges under the perspective of students from Tiradentes School of Santa Maria’s Military Brigade” (TSSM MB) intends to investigate students’ expectations and challenges in relation to high school. Aiming to contribute for reflections on this teaching level, we researched the main reasons which lead high school first year students to lose interest in studying. To build this Case Study, we used a quali- quantitative approach based on questionnaires applied with three high school first year groups from TSSM MB. We chose to investigate only first year students because at this stage a higher rate of failure and lack of interest in studying occur. The results pointed out that the youngsters perceive how much pressure the transition, from elementary to high school, performs over their lives, once they undergo a longer routine of classes and studies which often lead them into losing interest in studying and school. Moreover, students when joining to high school at TSSM MB have as main expectation to be prepared for entering to university. Facing this matter, we hope that this work may serve as a base to school management, subsidizing propositions in order to provide significant and efficient improvements in favour of the student in this new society, the knowledge society.