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Personally, i believe education is the biggest problem around here. Starting at early ages, and going all the way to college, learning, getting involved with wh
by alansammarone 12y ago
Personally, i believe education is the biggest problem around here. Starting at early ages, and going all the way to college, learning, getting involved with what matters and working is just not so common here. I am a college dropout (dropped from mechanical engineering), but i code since i was 13. And i am yet to meet any graduate that loves and/or knows so much about theoretical computer science as i do. People just want a comfortable job, they don't want to, or don't feel like they can, have an impact in the world (of course there are exceptions).
- giovani 12y agoI agree education is a big problem in Brazil. IMO, the main issue is this culture around not asking questions so it won't look like you don't know something. As a consequence, getting involved and going into depth to really learn something just isn't that much encouraged because it would require, well, asking many many questions!
- marcosdumay 12y agoIt's not only that. There's the "how do you dare question our assuptions" culture, that's way too widespread. There's a disdain for any display of competence, and punishment of competent people. There's a huge focus on learning theories, with no care at all about empirism. Brazilian education is completely fucked up.