In my opinion, a college education should be no long than 4 years. In Brazil you must decide your career education before you enter in college. If you decide to study accounting, you are not required to take classes such as, history, philosophy, biology or art. You will study account for 4 years. In United States the colleges make you take those classes that you don’t like and you fell like you are loosing your money and your time. At the end of 5 years, you didn’t take enough classes in your area, and you are not prepared to the work force.
Another idea that I like from Brazil is that college students are very well paid to work as internships for companies. They receive enough money to pay for their college education and work only part-time. In The United States I see a lot of college students working in restaurants to pay their college education instead of working in their areas. When the American students finish college they have diploma, but not life experience. Without experience it is very difficult to get a job nowadays.
In Brazil city and states colleges are free. The students must past in a very difficult test to be accepted in those colleges, but once they are accepted, they don’t have to pay for education.
I don’t know here, but in Brazil distance-learning courses are getting very popular; although I like the idea of having regular classes where all students meet in classrooms.
I really like the idea of having classes available for students 7 days a week. This is a very nice idea that is used in The United States, but not in Brazil, giving opportunity for mothers to not stop their careers because they don’t have time during the week because they have to take care of their babies.
Gargantua Activity: Designing and Ideal Education
Group Activity: Designing the Ideal College Education
In Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel, two different types of education are described: the Medieval and the Renaissance (or Humanist). After comparing and contrasting the two different types of education presented, your group will discuss and develop what you believe to be the ideal education for the average college student. Your plan should be appropriate for all majors and fields, so you cannot limit your subjects to one area.
I. Duration and Orientation: Discuss how long a college education should last. Should all people be required to have a college education? Should schools be coed (male and female)? What should the cost of education be, and do you have emendations to make in the current way that financial aid (loans, scholarships, your parents or your checkbook) works?
II. Pedagogy: Before developing your curriculum, be sure to discuss classroom format and the method of teaching and assignments. Will these be distance-learning courses or will students meet in classrooms? How many times weekly? Will there be exams, writing assignments, group activities, grades, etc.? What kind of methods will the ideal teacher be expected to use?
III. Courses: Here are some subjects to consider and help get you started (although these are by no means the only subjects to consider—refer back to Rabelais for additional suggestions). Remember, each subject has its own subsets, some of which I have included below—so list not only subjects, but which specific types of courses, and the number of courses in each section, are to be taken. If you feel that internship and field training are requirements, make sure to list those alongside the appropriate courses.
Math (i.e. Calculus, Logic, Algebra, Geometry); Languages (i.e. Ancient Latin or Greek, Chinese, French); Literature (World Lit—ancient or modern, Lit from different countries, styles: poetry, plays, stories, novels); History (ancient or modern, world or national); Religions; Physical Education; Fine Arts (i.e. painting, sculpture) and Performing Arts (acting, debate); Music; Games and Hobbies; Sciences; Military Preparation and Tactics; Trade School Courses (i.e. nursing, paramedic, mechanic, sanitation); Emergency courses (i.e. CPR, choking); Etiquette (i.e. eating, dancing, speaking, walking, dressing); Technology (computers—graphic design, internet guidance, repairs).
IV. Conclusion: Once you have developed a curriculum, explain why you chose the courses that you did. What does your emphasis on certain courses demonstrate about your approach to success in the modern world? In other words, how will your curriculum better prepare students for success in society than the current curriculum that you are being forced to complete?
In Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel, two different types of education are described: the Medieval and the Renaissance (or Humanist). After comparing and contrasting the two different types of education presented, your group will discuss and develop what you believe to be the ideal education for the average college student. Your plan should be appropriate for all majors and fields, so you cannot limit your subjects to one area.
I. Duration and Orientation: Discuss how long a college education should last. Should all people be required to have a college education? Should schools be coed (male and female)? What should the cost of education be, and do you have emendations to make in the current way that financial aid (loans, scholarships, your parents or your checkbook) works?
II. Pedagogy: Before developing your curriculum, be sure to discuss classroom format and the method of teaching and assignments. Will these be distance-learning courses or will students meet in classrooms? How many times weekly? Will there be exams, writing assignments, group activities, grades, etc.? What kind of methods will the ideal teacher be expected to use?
III. Courses: Here are some subjects to consider and help get you started (although these are by no means the only subjects to consider—refer back to Rabelais for additional suggestions). Remember, each subject has its own subsets, some of which I have included below—so list not only subjects, but which specific types of courses, and the number of courses in each section, are to be taken. If you feel that internship and field training are requirements, make sure to list those alongside the appropriate courses.
Math (i.e. Calculus, Logic, Algebra, Geometry); Languages (i.e. Ancient Latin or Greek, Chinese, French); Literature (World Lit—ancient or modern, Lit from different countries, styles: poetry, plays, stories, novels); History (ancient or modern, world or national); Religions; Physical Education; Fine Arts (i.e. painting, sculpture) and Performing Arts (acting, debate); Music; Games and Hobbies; Sciences; Military Preparation and Tactics; Trade School Courses (i.e. nursing, paramedic, mechanic, sanitation); Emergency courses (i.e. CPR, choking); Etiquette (i.e. eating, dancing, speaking, walking, dressing); Technology (computers—graphic design, internet guidance, repairs).
IV. Conclusion: Once you have developed a curriculum, explain why you chose the courses that you did. What does your emphasis on certain courses demonstrate about your approach to success in the modern world? In other words, how will your curriculum better prepare students for success in society than the current curriculum that you are being forced to complete?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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i definitely agree with you with what you have mentioned in part one. I feel the same way as you coming from Israel. Over there you also have to decide your major before you come to college and all the classes are about your major. This can be however, an advantegous to some and disadvatanges to others. I think it does limit yours scope of learning. That is why i also have mixed feelings because so many classes they require us to take are soo not interesting and have nothing to do with our major that you wonder why you have to take it?
Also you have mentioned about Internships. I couldn't agree with you more. I think students should be paid for their internship. Maybe not too much but definitely something. Afterall in internship you are working twice as hard because they always work you harder, you want to make good impressions and you are a student.
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