Abstract:Based on Conto de Escola (School Tale), by Machado de Assis, this text provides a reflection on the issue of violence in the history of our education, analyzing the process of schooling that was in force in Brazil up to the nineteenth century. This consisted of the teacher dominating pupils by means of instruments of fear and coercion, with the purpose of building their character, even though, to this end, teachers resorted to acts of violence. With this analysis as a starting point, it became apparent that th… Show more
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