Olhares sobre o Colégio Militar de Santa Maria (1994 - 2011)

Abstract

This paper presents a study about the Military School of Santa Maria (CMSM) in the period from 1994 until 2011. It analyzes its origin, its organizational structure, its pedagogical approach as well as rules that guide all subjects involved in its teaching process. It employs techniques of bibliographical and documental research in the analysis of written sources and oral history, as a method, in the oral interviews recorded and written afterwards in order to know what both the pupils and their parents think about the service provided by this institution. This study aims to show the „interior‟ of a military institution of Fundamental and High School which has obtained high rates of school approval. It brings about the Brazilian social and political context by the moment of the construction of the first military school in our country, a summary of all military schools in Brazil, a brief history of CMSN, of our general education, of its methodology. As a conclusion, the author points out its organizational structure, the military discipline and the teachers, over 50% of them are masters and there are several ones who are doctors, as being responsible by the good quality of its teaching.