brazil needs to seriously plan education aligned with technology. we can't keep pretending that teaching how to open word is a computer class. (︶︹︺)
we're in 2026 and there are still schools out there where the computer lab is a room with five computers from 2008.
when people talk about technology in schools, everyone imagines a beautiful lab, fast internet, brand new monitors. but the reality is that very few public schools in brazil have access to any of that. most students never even sat in front of a decent pc during elementary and high school.
setting up a computer lab is expensive, i know
i know that setting up a computer lab costs a lot. keeping the pcs running, paying for internet, hiring a qualified teacher (not repurposing some, idk, biology teacher who knows basic office suite), all of that takes a ton of work and costs a fortune.
but the government spends our money on so much useless stuff and when it's time to put money into what actually matters, suddenly there's no budget. (눈_눈)
computer class is not opening word and changing fonts
there are schools where computer class is still literally teaching kids to open word and change the font to times new roman. in 2026.
education managers think students will get jobs just knowing the rule of three and writing essays on notebook paper. the job market changed long ago, but school curricula are still stuck in the 1900s.
if brazil invested heavily in teaching hardware and programming logic to kids from an early age, we'd have way more people creating new technology instead of just consuming content all day.
without equipment there's no way
politicians need to stop stalling and release the funds for schools to buy equipment and pay real technology teachers. putting a rusty tablet in a corner and calling it innovation doesn't cut it.
it's an expensive cost, i know. but it's also urgent. we can't keep graduating entire generations unprepared for the digital world.
anyway, just wanted to vent a bit about this. it hurts seeing our technology so behind~