EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL PARA PESSOAS CEGAS: um desafio proposto

Abstract

Environmental Education (EA) is a important part of school curricula at all levels of education, however, still with an interdisciplinary theme status. Talking about preservation, taking care of the waters, fauna, flora and air is something that goes back to the last century, but that even in the 21st century, still struggles to be heard and attended to. Brazil is still in its infancy. Some achievements have already been obtained. The BNCC (National Common Curricular Base) guarantees the teaching of EA and highlights the importance of socio-environmental awareness in trying to contain unrestrained consumption, the devastation of forests, seas, rivers and lakes, the pollution that greenhouse gases cause and the ethics towards ourselves and others. However, in order to develop a good job in EE, it is necessary to assess how much people perceive their local environment, their region, in order to think about more effective teaching methods. Perception is something innate to every human being. The brain interprets the stimuli received and gives meaning to them. But what about the blind man? How does he perceive the environment? Perceives in a multisensory way, with the whole body. It develops a mental, bodily and spatial organization that allows the brain to interpret its sensations and make sense of them. They see through proprioception, intuitively perceive, through sensitivity or experience.