Becoming and being a teacher

the challenges of teaching

Abstract

The article turns to the interfaces between becoming a teacher and the challenges of teaching. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight teachers from Paraná state. The results showed that becoming a teacher, to those surveyed, it was a process influenced by family members and by the choice of higher education more accessible for them. The challenges of being a teacher refer to the complexity of interpersonal relationships that permeates the profession.