Abstract

CAMPOS, Gabriela Ribeiro de  and  BORGES, Valdir. Paulo Freire, Ivan Illich and José Pacheco tearing down the school wall. Rev. Diálogo Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.23, n.79, pp.1491-1505.  Epub Feb 22, 2024. ISSN 1981-416X.  https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416x.23.079.ao08.

Would it be possible and desirable to deschool society? This question was the starting point for the research proposed in this article. This question is not new, so why bring it up again? Because this discussion has gained new importance in the face of some recent events in the field of education in Brazil, in particular the closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the conservative homeschooling movement. The method that guided this investigation and the methodology used in the elaboration of this article were hermeneutics. In this direction, we seek to interpret, apprehend and explain in depth the meanings of the theory of Ivan Illich, who defended the deschooling of societies and proposed that education should happen through conviviality; the pedagogical praxis of Paulo Freire, one of the main Brazilian educators, who denounced a banking education and announced a critical education for freedom implemented in culture circles; and, the praxis of the Portuguese educator José Pacheco, who makes clear his indignation with a school that he calls useless and perverse and suggests an education based on learning communities. We found that, in the midst of movements that once again raise the question whether it would be possible and desirable to deschool society, the most important thing is to think about what education is being carried out and with what objectives. There is no point in tearing down schools and their walls if a conservative education at the service of capital continues to be carried out in other spaces.

Keywords : Paulo Freire; Ivan Illich; Jose Pacheco; School; Deschooling..

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