Sobre a educação básica no Brasil

Abstract

We have analyzed the seriousness and the extent of the crisis of pertinence and quality which has engulfed the current Brazilian education across all levels of schooling; and focused mainly basic education, as it provides the grounds for forming new generations; and because it is compulsory by law to all Brazilians from kindergarten to high school. We have sought to discuss the most prominent facets of the crisis; and conclude with some recommendations on possible emergency actions that governments might implement in the short and medium term to change for better this unacceptable scenario of results achieved by students of all levels and modalities of education in Brazil. This way, we can avoid wasting time with new radical reforms which – as history has shown it – go through lengthy approval processes by the National Congress and rarely reach the classroom.