This blog was created as part of my participation in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program. It is designed to serve as a medium for me to share my experiences in Brazil with my students in the United States. We leave for Brazil in just less than four weeks, and though I am very excited, there is much left that needs to be done in preparation.
Research Questions:
I am predominantly interested in studying how the education system in Brazil deals with different issues such as poverty, resources etc. In particular, I am interested in studying the effects o the 2014 World Cup, and the upcoming 2016 Olympics on Brazil’s education system. I am interested in studying civil unrest, human rights violations, and education. Of course, this may change as a result of my experience.
Logistics:
Although we have not been given many specifics just yet, I do know we will be visiting the capital of Brasilia when we first arrive, and be visiting the coastal city of Salvador for the end of our trip. In between, myself and another teacher will be paired with Josélia Santos, an English teacher at the Centro Cultural de Linguas Padre Raimundo Jose in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil. We will spend the week co-teaching, visiting classrooms, and participating in other school-wide activities.
wanderingweller 
Hi Weller 😄
LikeLike
Hey Weller! I just read all of your amazing stories from Brazil and it looks and sounds like you had an amazing time. Also, i wish our school lunch looked that good haha! Very cool how you got to stay in that super nice hotel & were treated like royalty!
LikeLike
Thanks Maegan! I hope you all did okay without me there the last few weeks:)
LikeLike
Hi again Weller .I also just read everything you have written about Brazil and it looks SOOOOO amazing. O bet the students were better behaved there than in Copiague right lol. Anyway I hope you have a fun rest of your trip :p!!!
p.s did u show them our projects? if so did they like them ?
LikeLike
Hi Tiffany,
It is hard to compare the students I have met with Copiague, because some of those I have met with are actually adults. We will chat about it in September with our Global Ambassadors Project- you are going to be a big part of that:)
LikeLike
Hey Ms Weller, overall reading your whole blog about your trip to Brazil, what really stood out about Brazilians? Were they nice, rather welcoming people? Since they are still a developing country, what don’t they have that the United States has or other first world countries do?
LikeLike