Addressing gymnastics knowledge in multi-grade classes: Notes from historical-critical pedagogy and methodology for teaching critical-overcoming physical education for public school curriculum

Abstract

The text identifies the theoretical-methodological contributions oHistorical-Critical Pedagogy (HCP) and the Methodology for Teaching CriticalOvercoming Physical Education to address gymnastics knowledge in multi-grade classes in rural public schools. Based on the concrete reality of schools that are being closed as a result of structural adjustment policies, we present theoreticaand methodological elements derived from HCP and the Methodology for Teaching Critical-Overcoming Physical Education to inform educational work and its overcoming possibilities when addressing gymnastics knowledge.