The publication of Giffonis study is a very significant event for the academic circle of cultural-historical theory in the context of Brazilian educational research. It shows the solid penetration of cultural historical theory in Brazil and, especially, the empirical research in this theoretical orientation, exemplified especially with the didactic-formative experiment in the perspective of developmental teaching introduced by V. Davydov [a L. S. Vygotsky follower]. … Reading Giffonis book will show educators and researchers how to seek quality teaching in school institutions for young children belonging to socially marginalized social groups, provided that the school can articulate the study of school knowledge with social experiences and interactions as condition for the emotional, affective, cognitive and moral development of students. The research points to promising perspectives in this direction: poor children can benefit from the schools role in the development of intellectual c
