The (im)possible teacher malaise in the context of fulltime school: reflections in the light of psychoanalysis and
education
Teacher malaise; Psychoanalysis; Integral
Education; Full-time education; PROEITI
According to Freud (1925), educating is one of
the impossible professions, highlighting the
challenges faced by educators. For Freud (1930),
discomfort is inherent to life in society and
inevitably affects teachers. In the context of FullTime Comprehensive Education (PROEITI), this
study seeks, in the light of psychoanalysis and
education, to investigate whether the routine of
teachers in this modality is associated with the
manifestation of symptoms of professional
malaise, considering the specific demands of the
model . The research, with a qualitative
approach, used semi-structured interviews and
educational memories with six elementary
school teachers from the DF Public Network.The
content analysis proposed by Bardin (2016)
identified three thematic axes: “the constitution
of being a teacher”; “the student and the fulltime school from a teaching perspective”; and
“full-time teaching at school: between good and
bad”. The results indicate that, although
PROEITI is not the direct cause of teacher
suffering, it acts as a catalyst, intensifying
discomfort. This is due to the overload of
pedagogical, bureaucratic and emotional
functions, the precariousness of schooling and
the demands for results. Furthermore, the model
disregards children's individual rhythms,
restricting their full childhood experience, which
also impacts teachers. Thus, malaise transcends
structural issues and takes root in the teacher's
subjectivity, influenced by political-social
aspects and the very essence of the profession,
compromising their emotional health and
pedagogical dynamics.