Codó (MA) Babaçu Coconut Breakers: Gender, Memory, and Mathematics Teaching

Our objective is to understand the perceptions of the babassu coconut breakers about mathematics teaching, considering their experiences and sociocultural practices. Regarding the methodological path, we characterize our study as qualitative, descriptive, and interpretative, organized in two stages: bibliographic and field. The techniques used for data collection included: observation and interviews with semi-structured scripts with three babassu coconut breakers. The main authors used for this research were Merleau-Ponty, Bergson, and D’Ambrosio. During this journey, we realized that each of these women has much to teach us, and that their knowledge permeates the school walls. Therefore, we conclude that there are still many challenges faced daily by babassu coconut breakers in Codó (MA) that involve gender, memory, and mathematics teaching.