%0 Journal Article %T O Ensino das Ci¨ºncias Sociais no 1o e 2o graus %A Ianni %A Oct¨¢vio %J Cadernos CEDES %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S0101-32622011000300002 %X lecture in the department of education and pedagogical standards of the state of s£¿o paulo (cenp/sp) in 1985 at the height of a campaign for inclusion of the discipline sociology in the brazilian curriculum. this is a historical record of a teacher's participation in this debate. in this text the author stresses the important role of sociology in school, allowing students to question and think up new possibilities of living in society. %K social sciences %K education %K sociology curriculum. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-32622011000300002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en