This article presents a theoretical essay which aims to relate the competences required by curriculum parameters for the Elementary Education with the competences demanded by the teachers in order for the students to reach their objectives. Such relationship is necessary as the bibliography on teachers' education has been often mentioned several deficiencies in their training. By using data from student's census, student's performance, and a review of the literature on the subject, we intend to connect two aspects of the same problem: the level of competence reached by the students and the competence of their teachers on the subject matter taught. These two aspects were examined as we expect to contribute for the discussion about the policies which guide the assessment of students and, in parallel, to analyze the competence of teachers who are responsible for the student's performance, as we suggest possible measures to solve that problem, and gradually to optimize the performance of students at Elementary School.
Competence; Elementary Education; Undergraduate Teacher Education; Quality of Education