The REMOTE LEARNING:

a perspective on young children's perceptions in early childhood education at a public school in Recife

Abstract

This research aims to understand the perceptions of children in group 5 of Early Childhood Education at the Compositor Levino Ferreira Municipal School, in the city of Recife (PE), regarding remote learning, experienced by them during the pandemic and in the subsequent period due to a school reform. First, a contextualization of Early Childhood Education policies in Recife during and after the pandemic was carried out. Theoretically, the research is based on the Sociology of Childhoods (Sarmento, 2019; Corsaro, 2005), which understands that children are subjects of rights, capable of breaking the silence and critically reporting the events experienced in their school routine. Methodologically, this qualitative investigation used the so-called "Surprise Box" as a tool, using drawings and conversations (as if they were interviews). The analysis was carried out through sensitive listening, in the terms proposed by Renata Meirelles (2011). The drawings and speeches show that most children felt the impact and difficulties of remote learning. They stated that they prefer in-person classes because they like the school, the teachers, the interaction with their classmates, being able to play, and they also feel safer.