Public School versus Private School: An Interdisciplinary Perception of Students regarding the Teaching of Sciences and Physical Education

The present study examined the perspective of M iddleand High school students from private and public schools regardingthe existence of interdisciplinary in the contents of Sciences and Physical Education. The research subjects included 1830 studentsfrom junior high (6th, 7th and 8th grades) and high school (1st, 2nd and 3rd grades in the Brazilian educational system), of which 1030 studied in public schools and 800 in p rivate schools, in Santa Maria (RS - Brazil), aged between 10 and 18 years old.In conclusion, the findings show that in both public and private education, students agree that there is an interdisciplinary relat ionship between the subjects of Sciences and Physical Education in their school and also present that the private school teaching is focused on getting students approved in tenders, especially in " Vestibular" (Brazilian Universit ies admission exam), while public teaching is focused in a globalized education.