Public instruction in Paraná: primary teaching in the vision of Caetano Munhos da Rocha expressed in government messages (1920-1924)

Abstract

Primary education is expressed in this work in the vision of one of the Presidents of the State of Paraná: Caetano Munhoz da Rocha. Caetano Munhoz da Rocha, inspired by the "enthusiasm for education", began his government in an effort to combat illiteracy. He was interested in materials digitized by the Public Archives Department of Paraná, messages to the legislative assembly in the period that marked his first government from 1920 to 1924. from the expansion of elementary education to the population of Paraná, also organizing the educational field in the State. In his messages he shows concern about education in Paraná and with the literacy of the people. In 1920, Caetano Munhoz sought a partnership with Altino Arantes, Governor of the State of São Paulo, to promote an educational reform in the State of Paraná, reflecting the model of education in the state of Paraná. Professor Prieto Martinez was an active actor in this change. Sent to Paraná to bring "modern pedagogical methods" and to inspire and mold education in the image of São Paulo. In the years of the government of Caetano Munhoz, the intention expressed in his messages is to universalize primary education from the new methods to organize education, serving the population in terms of reading, writing and counts.