Abstract
This article aims to present, from teacher Célia Maria Carolino Pires perspective, some elements that made the formulation of mathematics curriculum proposals possible, as well as their implementation documents in the Brazilian state of São Paulo in the 1980s. The approach to the theme is based on excerpts from an interview given by the teacher, who actively participated in the processes to devise, discuss and implement mathematics education reforms. To construct the narrative, we used methodological procedures of thematic oral history and written sources to detail the references mentioned by the teacher, which are made explicit in footnotes. The article covers five specific moments: Experimental Geometry, the New Math Movement, the Coordinating Committee on Teaching Norms and Studies, the 1970s Curriculum Guidelines/the 1980s Curriculum Proposals, and the Implementation of Curriculum Proposals. The article shows the importance of Oral History production in Mathematics Education and adds the viewpoints of an important researcher in Mathematics Education about essential themes in studies on mathematics curricula and their history in Brazil.
Keywords:
Mathematics Education; Oral History; Curriculum; New Math Movement