A desvalorização da OBMEP na cidade de Cocal-PI

Abstract

The Brazilian Public School Mathematics Olympiad - OBMEP is a project carried and idealized out by the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics - IMPA, and aims to spread the teaching of mathematics and reveal talents in the area. In this work, an analysis of the main factors causing the devaluation of OBMEP in the city of Cocal-PI was carried out. For this, the 9th grade classes of the José Basson state school were selected and some mathematics teachers working in the municipality were invited to carry out a qualitative research. Altogether 34 students and 5 teachers participated respectively. In data, 65% of the students stated that their teachers only comment on the Olympiad when the test is approaching and point out some opinions. Another 21% responded that the school does not offer material or space as a place of preparation. On the other hand, teachers report that there is a lack of support from the competent bodies of the municipality to embrace this project. In this sense, they believe that this factor makes it impossible to focus on this Olympics, as it takes time, planning and costs. The analysis of this study indicated that devaluation is generated by a set of factors: devaluation of teachers, demotivation of students for not being stimulated, lack of a preparatory program and lack of commitment from municipal and state education agencies