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Reminds me of an anecdote in Richard Feynman's book in which the Brazilian education system revolved around memorizing definitions without understanding the und

• gusmd 9y ago
  That was such an interesting read. I live in the US, but am actually Brazilian, born, raised, and educated there (BS and MS). I did have some GREAT professors in college who you could tell loved their subjects so much, and would give amazing, passionate lectures, full of real-life examples, etc. Those shaped my career. But some others were just like the ones in the article. Funny enough, all the good ones were much younger professors (like, in their 30's, 40's), with very few exceptions. Since the original article is from the 80's, maybe Feynman's feedback had some effect? I did go to one of the best universities in the country, so maybe my experience is also different from other people's. I hope it isn't, and I hope it continues to get better over there.