Uma Questão de Equilíbrio: O ser humano e o ser professor

Abstract

This document has the intent to report the professional school placement, a process that aims to offer the apprentice skills and experiences typical of the school environment. This school placement is related to the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education, was carried out at Escola Secundária António Nobre, in Porto. The supervised practice took place in a context of vocational education, more precisely in the Professional Sports Technician Course. This document describes the different experiences during the supervised practice of the student, such as: contextualization of the institution and the cooperating class; main difficulties experienced; idiosyncratic moments of the supervised practice; as well as a moment of research focused on the motivation of a vocational education class with regard to the subject of Individual Sports. The professional school placement allowed an approximation of the experiences of a teacher, developing aspects such as: i) the ability to reflect on one's own action; ii) development in the programmatic and organization understanding; iii) better understanding of the relationship between the professor and the student; iv) better understanding of the dynamics of an educational institute. With these aspects mentioned, it is also worth highlighting the progressive evolution in the year of the professional school placement, as well as a closer relationship between the characteristics of the apprentice and the characteristics that the apprentice himself believes to be those of a teacher of excellence. Finally, it develops the liking for teaching and the development of a critical spirit with regard to his own experiences.