Trabalho docente em tempos de pandemia: um recorte de Distrito Federal

Abstract

The present study has the general objective of analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of teachers of basic education in the public network of the Federal District. To this end, we adopted a qualitative research methodology, whose data collection took place through the writing of a personal letter by teachers reporting their work experiences during the years 2020 and/or 2021. After analysis of thematic content, according to Bardin's assumptions (2016), from the letters, it was possible to find 5 categories that show the work overload to which the teachers were submitted, generating the intensification of the work of these professionals in the period of remote work. However, it was also possible to identify 1 category that covers the feeling of positivity and motivation of teachers when facing the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.