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...every semester at my college, but they don’t actually go to school with us; rather, they attend separate classes. Once the semester is over, even if they leave with a really nice experience, and maybe some friends, I don’t think their experiences in Brazil quite compare to mine in Cambridge. As my summer there went by, I started noticing all the differences between my country and upbringing and those of my new friends...
...American high school, students worry about getting through school with good grades and figuring out which major to pursue in college. It’s only after college that they go on to learn a profession. In Brazil, we don’t have that collegiate gap. Graduate school and college are one in the same. As soon as we leave high school, we have to choose what we’re going to do for the rest of our lives. That’s quite a responsibility for a 17-year-old, I would say. Our sole responsibility...
...Brazil, college has a totally different goal than it does in the U.S.. We prepare students to be marketable industry professionals as soon as possible. The extra-curricular opportunities from which students may choose to participate in are entirely focused on the development of market-related skills like leadership, team-work, analytical skills, and working under pressure. We have what we call Junior Enterprises, which are student-run companies that provide consultancy work for real-world companies at a low cost. These are run independently by student groups, so that we can gain some practical experience before going...
...Here in Brazil I believe there is a deficiency—we lack a period of time in which students can develop the maturity necessary for adult life. This contrasts with the U.S., where students have an undergraduate program centered on that objective. However, I believe that the American educational system should invest more in technically-oriented student activities like the ones we have in Brazil. Such work tends to develop industry-specific skills that are essential for a professional who wants to differentiate himself nowadays...
...other hand, here in Brazil I guess people are led to “become an adult” sooner than they actually should. Even though we stimulate activities that develop a more market-specific professional who is better prepared to deal with pressure, multi-tasking and who has market-specific skills, there are important things to learn about citizenship, arts, and culture that our educators allow to pass by unnoticed. We definitely lose a lot from this. In spite of this deficiency, I believe we develop stronger professionals with practical and theoretical skills that are above average. However...