Reports of experiences of elementary school teachers in times of pandemic: difficulties faced in public schools in the city of João Pessoa

Abstract

During the period of social isolation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students were unable to attend school. However, the socioeconomic factor was the main problem faced in most public schools, as the limitation imposed by the lack of digital tools has hampered equal access to remote education for thousands of children. In this article, we expose our way of understanding about how students in the early years of elementary school have appropriated formal knowledge, albeit in a remote and unequal way. The article will start with a brief review of theoretical aspects and legislation from different areas of knowledge - education, sociology, psychology, and technology - and will be complemented with experience reports from the authors: two public school teachers from the city of João Pessoa-PB, who seek to understand how education has been adapting and reinventing itself in times of pandemic.