REFLEXÕES SOBRE ESCOLARIZAÇÃO NA MODERNIDADE: UMA ANÁLISE A PARTIR DE HANNAH ARENDT

Abstract

This study addresses a reflection on schooling in modern society based on the ideas of Hannah Arendt. The German author highlights humanity’s pursuit to overcome its natural conditions through scientific and technological progress. However, this progress has led to an increasingly mechanized world focused on non-biological forces. From this perspective, the school is seen merely as a place for the exchange of information to shape future entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. This results in the erosion of the public common sphere of coexistence and raises questions about the purpose of learning and teaching in school. The author argues that the school encompasses more than just the student's learning and includes the physical institution, pedagogical theories, didactic dimensions, teachers, and students. The essence of the school is associated with human formation, awakening critical consciousness, and promoting the humanization of individuals. The analysis is based on the works of Hannah Arendt, exploring concepts such as homo faber, animal laborans, private sphere, social sphere, political sphere, tradere, leisure, and others. The central concern is the erosion of the school space and the imposition of an exclusive teaching model, neglecting other possibilities of humanization. The study also highlights the importance of politics in human life and the influence of modern society in weakening the public and communal space. Additionally, some authors who utilize Hannah Arendt's concepts to address education and politics in modernity are mentioned.