During the pandemic, many parents found themselves taking on greater responsibility for their children's education, and since then, the debate about the so-called "homeschooling” (homeschooling, translated into Portuguese), a practice that can now become a reality in Brazil.
The project that regulates the model was approved by the House two weeks ago and is now being analyzed by the Senate. However, even before being approved in all instances, some companies already sell homeschooling materials kit. Check out!
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Companies have been selling homeschooling kits online to families interested in this approach. These types of materials aimed at children and adolescents at different stages, from kindergarten to high school, cost more than 1,500 reais.
On the Instituto Ave Maria Homeschooling website, you will find early childhood education kits for children aged 3 to 5 years, and also for those in primary and secondary education. Depending on the payment method, these kits range from R$1,995 to R$2,256.97, with only the high school kit not yet having a defined value.
The company even announced some properties of its materials, which it says are “free of ideologies, total mobility and educational trends in the world”, according to the product description.
Comunidade Educalar is another site where you can pay for an annual plan worth 99 reais a month or sign a monthly contract worth 197 reais. In this case, the material used is from the Mackenzie system, and subscribers can receive instruction and reading online.
The homeschooling agenda appeals to conservative families who, for example, are opposed to discussions about sex education and diversity in schools. It is believed that there is a concern related to the application of this method in Brazil, as the school is an important environment for building society.
However, still dealing with the sale of kits, there is also an alert about products without MEC approval that also serve as a reminder for the lack of inspection of the material consistent with the BNCC (Base Nacional Comum Curricular), which should guide what schools teach their students students.
