Teaching of mathematics: an interview with professor Vinicio de Macedo Santos

Abstract

This text brings an interview with Professor Vinicio de Macedo during the event "Journeys of Education in Science and Mathematics", held in 2017 by the Postgraduate Studies in Science, Technology and Learning at Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR). In this interview the teacher discusses the teaching of mathematics, the relation of the students with this discipline, as well as on the posture of the mathematics teacher in front of the demands of its students. The interviewee also talks about national education plan and about the relationships between mathematics and students' daily lives. He also talks about his trajectory as a teacher evidencing the merits of the profession.

Keywords

• vinicio de macedo santos
• ensino de matemática
• professor de matemática.