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Audit shows flaws in teacher

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Study by 29 NAI indicates that there is no planning or monitoring of actions taken

Teacher education in Brazil is flawed and there is no planning, goals, or monitoring of actions taken. This is the conclusion of an audit carried out by 29 courts in all 24 states - including the Paraná -, and the four municipalities in the second half of 2008. The auditors found that managers did not identify which areas require greater efforts and offer courses often unnecessary. In addition, most teachers are not required even to attend the proposed activities. The report points out some measures to resolve the issue, how to identify the real needs of schools and create incentive mechanisms to teaching.

This is the first Operational Audit (AOP) nationwide made by the Courts. The initiative is the Program for Modernization of External Control of States and Municipalities (Promoex). The result of the work was turned into a booklet for ease of use by managers. In Brazil, the publication points out the 12 key findings on teacher training. The Court of the State of Paraná (TEC) has also produced 13 specific recommendations to the state.

The auditors assessed three main issues. The first asked if the planning and implementation of actions had vulnerabilities. Then, verify if there is a system of effective budget control and finally whether the measures taken have had real impact in the classroom. In Paraná, investigated the technical training that teachers had between the years 2004 and 2007. 17,791 were interviewed, including 12,328 students, 4059 teachers and 1404 managers of schools, including 32 responsible for the Regional Education Centers.

The report notes that even with the legal requirement to invest in teacher training, this is not the reality of most states in Brazil. The experts say that "what we observe is that the pedagogy, the institution's interest and equity criteria are not prevalent in this process." They found the lack of goals and ten-year plans. The actions are generic and financial states and municipalities face of federal resources is low. Another serious problem is that in many cases teachers are not released to attend courses, and there is no substitute or remit the point.

Another weakness that is raised and there is no study on the demand, ie, the area that the teacher has more difficulties, there is a monitoring report on the impact of training in the classroom. Managers do not know which teachers participated in the initiatives and the accompanying or following completion of the courses. Furthermore, they reported lack of knowledge about the budget for the sector and lack of autonomy to manage it.

Action Plan

Account Director of the State Treaty, Mauro Munhoz said the move of the study appeared to be one of the major demands of national education. He says that among the findings is the fact that it invests only required by the Constitution and that this amount is not enough. "We do not know which is the return to the student in the classroom. Lack planning. "Munhoz, who also is state coordinator of Promoex, says the State Department of Education (Seed) has a maturity of 120 days to submit a plan of action. If managers do not comply with the recommendations, may have their accounts exposed.

The department said it was drafting a plan to meet the recommendations of the TEC. A spokeswoman for the formation of the oversight of education Maria de Fátima Navarro Lins Paul says that the department develops its diagnosis based on results as the rate of learning, adoption and avoidance. Maria de Fatima confirms the weak points raised by the agency. "We need to articulate our regional centers and see the specifics of each site, for example." The main actions of Parana in this area today are the Development Plan for Education, which is a kind of practical master offered to teachers, as well as symposia and courses that address issues such as violence and drug use.

Courses unrealistic
Lack of training teachers union between theory and practice. This is the opinion of professor at the University of Brasilia and a consultant for UNESCO in Brazil Celio da Cunha. He says that although the universities have a great knowledge and provide training courses, they are not adequate to the reality that teachers are in the classroom. "We need to adjust these two worlds. Education must be connected with the day to day. No reform proceeds without a good teacher and a good salary. "

Coordinator of the pedagogy course Unicamp, Maria Marcia Sigrist Malavasi argues that we need a set of actions for the teacher has a good education. First graduation must have quality and that is where the flaws begin. Then the teacher must always be updated and have good working conditions. "It is an action, are several. It is necessary to address new content and technologies. Otherwise, it is public money being spent unnecessarily. "(PC)



Source: Gazeta do Povo

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