Braziliian Educational System



A Brazilian School Uniform

     The Brazilian educational system has qualities that make it similar to America's, but also has special qualities that make it different from the American educational system. First of all, Brazil has three levels of education. These levels are fundamental, intermediate, and higher education. In the higher education level, there are two parts that are undergraduate and graduate. Also, infant education is another level added to the educational system. The infant education level is for kids that are seven years old or younger. The next oldest level is the fundamental level. This is for kids that are seven to fourteen years old. This level is spread out into eight years. Once you finish that, you move onto the intermediate level, which is spread out over three years. If you finish that, you can move onto higher education, where you become specialized in a certain
field. 
     Some of these levels have specific requirements in which you have to meet to be allowed in. In fundamental schools, you have to be at least seven years old, and it is mandatory for all kids seven to fourteen years old. Fundamental school is also free for all of the kids in that age group. For intermediate schools, it is not mandatory to attend, but if you do, you have three years of that and intermediate schools are also free. Higher education is also free in Brazil, but you first have to take a competitive entrance examination for whatever they are pursuing.
     The required classes in Brazil are similar to those in America. In fundamental schooling, students are required to take Portuguese, History, Science, Geography, Mathematics, arts, and physical education. In intermediate school, students are required to take the same classes, but they also have to take biology, chemistry, and physics. Recently, philosophy and sociology were added back as classes. For higher education, students take two to four years of classes that are part of the career that they are pursuing.
     A typical school day in Brazil isn't really like it is here. In Brazil, a school day lasts from 7:00 A.M. to noon. If it is a full time class, it will go on until 5:00 P.M. At night schools, classes are from 7:00 P.M. to 10:10 P.M. Each classroom in Brazil has a television and a DVD player that is used for education. And now, the Brazilian Government is buying the students a laptop. In Brazil, all schools have uniforms that usually just say the name of the school on it. The grading scale in Brazil is A, B+, B, C+, C, D and E. And the schools have intervals between every few classes that are about 30 minutes, where students can do anything.
     As you can see, the Brazilian educational system is similar to ours, but is also different from ours as well. One way that it is similar is that both Brazil and America is that we both have to take mostly the same classes consisting of History, Science, Geography, Mathematics, arts, and physical education. However, where we have to take English, Brazilian students have to take Portuguese. Another similarity is that we have the same levels of education, but ours is more spaced out than Brazil's. In conclusion, this is the basis for education, including, educational levels, requirements for the students, core classes, typical school days, and the similarities and differences between our educational systems.