SOME RECURRENT CONCERNS

Concerns

Socioeconomic situation drop out rate age gap quality of education education = better life? education = + equality? education = economic growth?

Influence of income filling the gaps finding the gaps private X public university X technical more infra-strucuture X better paid teachers descontinuity of public

policies civic society engagement

OVERVIEW

Overview: structure

• Fundamental 1 - city government• Fundamental 2 - city government• High School - state government• “Normal”: 4th year of high school

• Technical programs (public and private)• Universities (public and private)

Overview: years of education

Overview: years of education by Region

Overview: attendance and income

Illustrates the fact that the rate of absence of children at school is connected to the income bracket of their family. It can be seen that between 7 and 14 years of age the data confirms presence at school, whilst between the ages of 15 and 17 the situation changes with a significant contingent still being out of education.

Overview: public X private

• Concentration of enrollments in primary education (88%), and secondary education (80%) in the public system

• In higher education this proportion is inverted with around 70% of the enrollments being in the private sector.

Overview: public X private

ENEM: In 2008, the average performance of students from private schools was of 56.12%, while the average performance of students from public schools was of 37.27%

NUMBERSIndicators

NumbersPISA• Ranks 54º in MATH (among 57 countries)• Ranks 49º in READING (among 56 countries)

• 39,5% of 16 yrs-old haven’t finished fundamental school• 55,1% of 19 yrs-old couldn’t finish high school• 74% of the population can’t understand a simple text

(Inaf)• 42,6% high school seniors are above the adequate age

average

NumbersPISA 2006: Brazil and others BRIC’s• 61% of the students examined in Brazil

are below Level 2 in the scale of proficiency in sciences (1 - 6)

• 20% in Russia are below Level 2

• 8.7% in China are below Level 2

IDEB

• Index of Basic Education Development• From 0 to 10• Average 1st to 5th grade: 4,2• Average 6th to 9th grade: 3,8• Average high school: 3,5• Average Rio’s public high schools: 2,8• Average Brazil’s private high schools: 5,6

TEACHERSProfile

The Teachers• 67% women (in high school)• 32% non-whit• 54% catholic (less than av. Pop.) and 16% evangelic• 30% are 46+ years old• 25% has 2 + jobs• 90% are satisfeid with their teaching• 63% feel stressed• 25% have burn out syndrome• 21% are satisfied with the profession• 50% have salaries below R$ 720 ($ 420)

The teachers’ view

• WHO’S TO BLAME?- 77%: parents are not present- 70%: student’s are not motivated- 69%: lack of discipline and attention

- State is only mentioned as employer

The teachers’ view

• PUBLIC X PRIVATE- 72%: teacher’s in public schools are social assistents- 38%: “Teachers don’t teach, help survive”- 64%: socioeconomic situation influences learning (in

public for worst, in private for better)- Most has taken training courses, but don’t feel better

prepared

The specialists’ view

- More kids in school = youth from former excluded groups = difficult bg = schools and teachers haven’t reviewed their missions and responsabilities

- TEACHERS FEEL POWERLESS AND GIVE UP- School is not seen as public agent and as an

institution- Carrer of oublic school teacher is obscure and

unattractive (low salary, violence,

STUDENTSProfile

PRINCIPALSProfile

Principals

• 98% don’t feel responsible for the school’s low rates• 90% spend more time checking food suply than in

class• 64% don’t feel ready for the task• 36% don’t even know the schools performance in

oficial tests• 50% don’t go to weekly pedagogical meetings

Principals

• 80% are women• Average 46 years old• 86% come from classes A and B• 43% are pedagogy graduates, 16% are literature

graduates ==> former teachers• 21% were nominated by politicians• 50% are in the current school for less than 2 years

Who’s to blame?

Principals: best practices study

• Management quality• Integrated vision• Organizational atmosphere• Attention to the goal: know the performance,

stablish meta, make team plan

ISSUES10

10 pressing issues1. Management preparation2. Definition of roles and responsabilities3. HTPC: Time for colective pedacogical work = fiction?4. Internal system evaluation5. Attention to external evaluation (IDEB, Prova Brasil)6. Autonomy + training + acompanhamento + cobrança7. Proximity between schools and D of E8. How principals are chosen9. New teachers + old teachers = diversity10. Continuity of management staff

PRO UNILooking for equality

QUOTE SYSTEMLooking for equality

INNOVATIVE HIGH SCHOOLFuture