THE MIXED CLASSES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE STUDENT BODY’S AND TEACHERS’ VISION OF FLORESTAL/ MG CITY’S HIGH SCHOOLS

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how the involved actors, teachers and students, in physical education classes of high school in the city of Florestal/MG manifest, in relation to classes with both genders students participation, in other words, mixed classes. For this, it is necessary to explain concepts built in Physical Education on body practice, interests, perception mode and interference in classes. There is a contradiction in understanding the concept of what is a mixed class by the teacher and the student body because it was noticed that most of the time, the classes take place simultaneously for boys and girls in the same space, with girls separated, performing different activities from boys, which does not characterize the mixed class. We conclude that mixed classes, the way they are being taught by teachers should be reviewed considering the curriculum guidelines and the NCPs (National Curriculum Parameters) and that the students be heard in an attempt to adjust the lessons to the best interests of the discipline and their practitioners. In this way, the Physical Education will be rescuing the forgotten link and at the same time enhancing its practice. It is suggested, therefore, further studies to help to understand the physical education lessons, whether mixed or separated, but that they be seen based on the students’ needs, providing them sufficient knowledge so that they can be, in their lives, autonomous in their body practices.