VIOLÊNCIA, CIDADANIA E DISCIPLINAMENTO: controvérsias na escola

Understanding the phenomenon of violence in school, and think of possible solutions to the problem is in the main motto of this article. From a historical-cultural analysis of education and human constitution, sought to reflect on the human diversity and the possibility of building citizenship. Discussing the ways and meanings of education for the Greeks, the idea of citizenship is out from a human act in line with the community. This test has become the result of a search of bibliographic stamp, which will discuss the meaning of "human being", examined the human form that is built within school before disciplinary educational practices. Questions to the school crisis and the difficulties faced by teachers in dealing with a reality increasingly confrontational. The analysis of the work of Bueb (2006) is an example of the constant search for solutions to the depletion of moral and ethical values. The inability of teachers resolve conflicts is opposed to a necessary courage to educate nowadays. In the literature review done, authors as Hentig (2007), Bueb (2006), Brumlik (2007), Bergmann (2006), among others have major contributions to this discussion. Understanding the concepts of violence, citizenship and discipline is questioning our own reality, not only school, but mainly it. Our job as educators, is "potter" or "gardener", is precisely in the deconstruction of an imposed reality, the question of educational theories and practices and the search for a peaceful coexistence, not deny conflict, but that work-learn them