Alternativas locais na educação (Mar del Plata na primeira metade do século XX)

Abstract

Este artigo apresenta uma investigação narrativa sobre alternativas locais na educação em Mar del Plata, Argentina, durante a primeira metade do século XX. O objetivo é analisar como essas experiências desafiaram as narrativas educativas dominantes e universais. A metodologia é um estudo de caso, o Colegio Nacional de Mar del Plata, baseado na recolha e análise de fontes primárias e testemunhos de atores envolvidos. Os resultados mostram que essas experiências educativas se caracterizaram por sua flexibilidade, organicidade e variabilidade. As conclusões destacam a importância de considerar a dimensão local na educação e a necessidade de repensar os modelos educativos tradicionais. Este estudo contribui para a compreensão da história da educação e oferece perspectivas qualitativas para narrar a educação contemporânea.

This text moves away from the gray tide of Argentine educational history, which is typically anchored in nostalgia and pessimism. On the shores of Mar del Plata, during the first half of the 20th century, a different narrative emerges – one that isn't limited to a high school, but to a queer utopia that dances with time. Here, education is narrated as flexible, light, and organic, born from a project that broke free from traditional molds with its own unique currents. Knowledge wasn't dictated from a stage; it was breathed in the city's air. The story that unfolds is for nonconformist spirits. It features students and teachers who challenged the norm, a curriculum that extended beyond the walls, and a learning experience that was lived on one's own skin. This is the story of a place where education was interwoven with the sand and time emerges on any shore. As narrative research, it is anchored in the local dimension, affirming the importance of co-composing environments that temporally expand education.