Competencias Profissionais de Professores de Matematica do Ensino Medio Valorizadas por uma Boa Escola: a supremacia da cultura da performatividade/Professional Skills of High School Mathematics Teachers Valued by a Good School: the supremacy of the culture of performativity

This article presents some results of research conducted in a school that had excellent results in the 2009 National Examination of High School Education Exam. The main aims were to investigate and analyze what professional skills for mathematics teachers in high school are considered relevant for this institution. The authors also aimed to identify the influence of the culture of performativity in the work of these teachers. They interviewed the coordinator, supervisor and four high school teachers from the institution investigated. Their research showed that, the most valued skills are directly influenced by the need to obtain good results in internal and external evaluations. The most valued skills were time management, keeping up to date with external evaluations and relating well to students. Another aspect they noticed about the management team was, how the faculty aimed to ensure that their students were prepared for the most competitive entrance examinations in the country.