O QUE SERIA UMA EDUCAÇÃO SUFICIENTEMENTE BOA?

contribuições de Freud e Winnicott para a educação

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the concept of “good enough education” based on contributions from psychoanalysis, particularly the ideas of Sigmund Freud and Donald Winnicott. The study begins by problematizing education as seen by Freud and then explores Winnicott's contributions to this interdisciplinary field. The analysis proposes that education should not be limited to the utilitarian transmission of content but should instead create a facilitating environment where individuals can develop their spontaneity and sense of belonging to the world. Drawing from Freud’s ideas on impossible education and Winnicott’s concept of the “good enough mother,” the study suggests that the educator’s role is not only to transmit knowledge but also to provide a space where the student can construct their own relationship with learning and the world. Methodologically, the research is based on a theoretical review of psychoanalytic and educational literature, aiming to establish a dialogue between these two fields of knowledge. The study concludes that a sufficiently good education does not seek perfection but rather the construction of experiences in contact with other human beings, fostering an environment where learning is meaningful and enables students to develop a creative and healthy relationship with the world.