Read this NYT article about the need of skilled workers in Brazil. Being that a global demand, how to compete with other countries that offer more attractive compensation packages to top talents?
Decent public education to their children, proper public health-care, public transport system that works, work legislation that doesn't kill the companies, security and well being on major cities and development of satellite areas with care are some of the modifications needed.
Not to mention the state that the public universities are, even going to a top-notch university doesn't mean you get a good education, nor that you can actually graduate on it.
Physics at USP had years without a single graduate. The number of people that graduate after 5 years is noise and the drop-out level reaches 80% in the first year!
Brazil is not only the 'B' in BRIC, it's the whole BRICK! It's not sinking faster only because of the magic Brazilians are able to do upon such inhuman conditions...
If it wasn't for all that, probably the best country in the world to live in... A shame, really.
I liked your comment, and I am afraid I have to agree with all your points.
One interesting email I read a few days ago about this subject mentions how the major issue in Brazil is not the lack of education, but the culture that education is worthless and whoever gets it is idiot. There are many (most of them?) schools where, if you have good grades, you will be beat and isolated.
There is no respect for study, for learning, for critical thinking, for thinking outside of the box.
I remember hearing from an European that lives in Brazil, before I moved to the US, that there is no room for certain types of people in the Brazilian society. They are not valued. And usually those are the top high-skilled workers, exactly the same type that is wanted now.
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Not just compensation packages...
Decent public education to their children, proper public health-care, public transport system that works, work legislation that doesn't kill the companies, security and well being on major cities and development of satellite areas with care are some of the modifications needed.
Not to mention the state that the public universities are, even going to a top-notch university doesn't mean you get a good education, nor that you can actually graduate on it.
Physics at USP had years without a single graduate. The number of people that graduate after 5 years is noise and the drop-out level reaches 80% in the first year!
Brazil is not only the 'B' in BRIC, it's the whole BRICK! It's not sinking faster only because of the magic Brazilians are able to do upon such inhuman conditions...
If it wasn't for all that, probably the best country in the world to live in... A shame, really.
I liked your comment, and I am afraid I have to agree with all your points.
One interesting email I read a few days ago about this subject mentions how the major issue in Brazil is not the lack of education, but the culture that education is worthless and whoever gets it is idiot. There are many (most of them?) schools where, if you have good grades, you will be beat and isolated.
There is no respect for study, for learning, for critical thinking, for thinking outside of the box.
I remember hearing from an European that lives in Brazil, before I moved to the US, that there is no room for certain types of people in the Brazilian society. They are not valued. And usually those are the top high-skilled workers, exactly the same type that is wanted now.
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