A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DO ENSINO RELIGIOSO NA FORMAÇÃO DO FUNCIONALISMO PÚBLICO DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

Religious Education is one of the five areas of learning in Elementary School and an integral part of the basic shaping of the citizen. Its curriculum is standardized in all the public schools of the State of Minas Gerais under the basis of the Common Basic Curriculum (CBC), which is produced by the State Secretariat of Education. The State of Minas Gerais is also responsible for appointing its officers and determining the number and functions of public positions. The State is expected to use due care in selecting candidates who will best perform their citizenship. If good citizenship is part of the aim of Religious Education, and also part of the job requirement for an officer of the State, then there must be a link between the two. Therefore, the questions that arise are: Does Religious Education contribute, to any degree, to the requirements of its employees that the State of Minas Gerais expresses in its legislation? Is there coherence between the content of the Religious Education curriculum defined by the State, and the obligations demanded by the same State from its officers? Although this research includes documents of diverse origins in its scope, it will show that the influence of citizenship is so strong that it creates links between them, leading Religious Education to contribute to the State in setting these requirements.