Entre Expectativas e a Realidade: A Construção de um Percurso de Formação para Professor de Educação Física

Abstract

Throughout this academic year, I have experienced a journey full of challenges, learning, and personal and professional transformation. This report, divided into three parts, recounts the experience of a student intern (the author). In the first part, I encountered the clash between idealized expectations and the demanding reality of school. I found a heterogeneous class, with students who had difficulties relating and cooperating, and who were unmotivated for physical education classes. I realized early on that there are no magic solutions and that I needed to be flexible and persistent to create a positive learning environment. The intervention changed from a self-centered approach to active teaching methodologies focused on cooperation and student responsibility. Cooperative learning gained prominence in the classroom, along with other approaches, such as the Sports Education Model. Gradually, these methods transformed the classroom environment. Cooperation became an effective learning resource, students showed greater involvement, took on more responsibility, and participated more actively. A study was also conducted to analyze the effect of cooperative learning strategies on improving interpersonal relationships and student performance. This study allowed me to confirm progress in students' interpersonal relationships, commitment, and physical literacy. Looking back on this journey, I recognize that it was a demanding but very enriching process. Although I had moments of insecurity at the beginning and even doubted my ability to manage a "difficult" class, in the final stage I feel like a much more confident teacher, capable of facilitating student learning. In short, every challenge overcome, from controlling indiscipline to motivating less interested students, became an opportunity for learning and growth, laying the foundations for my constantly evolving teaching identity.