Drug Education in Teacher Training: Considerations about a Remote Mini Course for Teaching Professionals

Abstract

This work is a report on an experience that analyzed a remote (synchronous) mini-course on drugs, offered to Education professionals from a municipal network in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Understanding the importance of extension work, and how the possibilities become greater when offered by the EAD modality, especially in a post-pandemic scenario. Through pedagogical activities used during the course, such as creating an imaginary drug, it was noticeable the frequent presence of prohibitionist and stigmatizing discourses in relation to drugs, their users and crossings, revealing social and pedagogical deficiencies in the face of the theme. In this perspective, although remote training is more economical for the teacher and for the educational management networks, there are limitations that can be overcome by face-to-face training, such as connectivity difficulties and shyness to stand in front of groups. It is important to highlight the importance of demanding from public institutions that they avoid the presence of management professionals, in order not to influence the freedom of participation of teachers and to understand globally the desires and weaknesses of how such professionals deal with the issue of drugs.

Keywords: Drugs.  Teacher training. Harm reduction.