What can a philosophical literacy inspired by the 40 hours of Angicos reinvent in the training of youth, adult, and elderly literacy educators in Pau dos Ferros?

Abstract

This work presents the contributions of philosophical literacy as a reinvented practice of the “40 Hours of Angicos” (RN) in the training of literacy educators for youth, adults, and the elderly in the city of Pau dos Ferros (RN). The guiding question invites reflection: what reinventions has philosophical literacy been able to provoke in the formation of educators working with youth, adults, and the elderly in Pau dos Ferros? The research was conceived as an educational act—in other words, as we trained, we were also being trained. Throughout the writing process, we used literature review and semi-structured interviews as tools for reflecting on the pedagogical practices of literacy educators. The formative experience in philosophical literacy enabled educators to engage in intense thinking, which questioned and reconfigured their ways of relating to life, the world, and others through inquiry, care, dialogue, and attentive listening, among other guiding principles.