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So, my dad, says that during vacation, spring vacation, i should be studying 1/3 of the time that I am awake. Im thirteen and i am awake about 16 hours a day. He says that for me, a thirteen year old, its minimum for me to be studying 5 hours a freakin day. I am saying that that is too much and he is being unreasonable. Please answer, how long should you think a 13 year old should study for during april vacation?
Answer
In principle, I agree with you: vacations are meant to be a break from studies, not a continuation of them. Does your Dad work all year long, except for weekends, with no vacation time whatsoever? If he does take vacations, does he fill his vacation time by doing more of exactly the same work he gets paid for the rest of the time?
Everyone needs breaks, and a change of routine.
That said, there are times when a break from routine study gives a student a chance to study something special. I was given a free (a small scholarship paid for it) course in Marine Biology during one of my high school breaks. It was some of the best "studying" I ever did! It was awesome fun!
And I know adults who strain at the bit, waiting for their vacation times, so they can finish up field work, research, or writing of theses for their PhD. degrees.
Many teenagers older than you use some of their vacation times to study up on subjects they'll be taking major, major tests in later in the year, such as the SATs and other college-entrance exams.
Beyond all this, though, try to get your father to understand that school vacations don't mean you stop learning. You're probably not learning *Academic* stuff, it's true (with a capital "A"), but this is the time when you learn things schools are not designed to teach.
These include anything that involves individual, expensive equipment (such as a PC or laptop, a telescope, a car or bicycle, or a musical instrument not taught at school); anything that involves building or repairing something not done at school (home repairs, car repairs, carpentry of large furniture and the like); working with animals, animal care; gardening of any kind; more intense than usual sports training and/or competition; anything that has to be done at night, such as astronomy, working in a local theater or musical production, camping, conversing on the internet with people in other countries (in the days of snail-mail only, it used to be called "writing to pen-pals"); personal, long-term projects, such as sewing a quilt, writing, organizing your room or your personal possessions, creating an art-work, painting your room, etc; a big one, *reading,* which way too many kids don't have time for when school is "on;" and the really, really big one, TRAVEL.
I hope your father doesn't dare try to claim that there's even one activity in this list that you can't learn anything useful from. Actually, most of this is stuff *he* can still learn a lot from doing! :-D
Is your father worried that you'll spend all your time on the computer, playing un-productive games? Or hanging out with your friends and getting into trouble? Or holed up in your bedroom, doing nothing but listening to music and texting people? NOW THINK CAREFULLY: does he have *reason* to believe that's what you'll spend all your time on?!
Formal studies have their time and place -- and, unless you are homeschooling, that place is *at school* and *in session.* Vacations are for informal, much more personalized learning.
It sounds like you need to "sell" your Dad on the notion that your vacation time isn't going to be wasted, just because it's not spent on formal, Academic studies. Good luck! And stay strong!
In principle, I agree with you: vacations are meant to be a break from studies, not a continuation of them. Does your Dad work all year long, except for weekends, with no vacation time whatsoever? If he does take vacations, does he fill his vacation time by doing more of exactly the same work he gets paid for the rest of the time?
Everyone needs breaks, and a change of routine.
That said, there are times when a break from routine study gives a student a chance to study something special. I was given a free (a small scholarship paid for it) course in Marine Biology during one of my high school breaks. It was some of the best "studying" I ever did! It was awesome fun!
And I know adults who strain at the bit, waiting for their vacation times, so they can finish up field work, research, or writing of theses for their PhD. degrees.
Many teenagers older than you use some of their vacation times to study up on subjects they'll be taking major, major tests in later in the year, such as the SATs and other college-entrance exams.
Beyond all this, though, try to get your father to understand that school vacations don't mean you stop learning. You're probably not learning *Academic* stuff, it's true (with a capital "A"), but this is the time when you learn things schools are not designed to teach.
These include anything that involves individual, expensive equipment (such as a PC or laptop, a telescope, a car or bicycle, or a musical instrument not taught at school); anything that involves building or repairing something not done at school (home repairs, car repairs, carpentry of large furniture and the like); working with animals, animal care; gardening of any kind; more intense than usual sports training and/or competition; anything that has to be done at night, such as astronomy, working in a local theater or musical production, camping, conversing on the internet with people in other countries (in the days of snail-mail only, it used to be called "writing to pen-pals"); personal, long-term projects, such as sewing a quilt, writing, organizing your room or your personal possessions, creating an art-work, painting your room, etc; a big one, *reading,* which way too many kids don't have time for when school is "on;" and the really, really big one, TRAVEL.
I hope your father doesn't dare try to claim that there's even one activity in this list that you can't learn anything useful from. Actually, most of this is stuff *he* can still learn a lot from doing! :-D
Is your father worried that you'll spend all your time on the computer, playing un-productive games? Or hanging out with your friends and getting into trouble? Or holed up in your bedroom, doing nothing but listening to music and texting people? NOW THINK CAREFULLY: does he have *reason* to believe that's what you'll spend all your time on?!
Formal studies have their time and place -- and, unless you are homeschooling, that place is *at school* and *in session.* Vacations are for informal, much more personalized learning.
It sounds like you need to "sell" your Dad on the notion that your vacation time isn't going to be wasted, just because it's not spent on formal, Academic studies. Good luck! And stay strong!
How is the education system in Brazil?
Diana_08
Are most of the citizens college educated, high school graduates etc.?
Include the literacy rate, are most citizens able to read?
Answer
Hi, Diana.
Sky showed you the statistics but the other guys who commented posted stupid answers.
Education in Brazil is worldwide recognized. Many former Brazilian students are professors at the best universities like Harvard, MIT. Oxford,etc and many scientists are taking part in many important programs and projects around the world.
Maybe basic education is not among the best in the world (scandinavian countries, some western european countries, Australia,etc.) but, it's not among the worst, of course.
Some good aspects of Brazilian study system:
1. Every student at public schools receive books for free;
2. Every student and techers oft public schools receive laptops for free;
3. Every public school offer meal for free;
4. Brazilian schools use notonly computer but TV, videos and many other sources;
5. There are 2 TV national stations only for kids education: "Canal Futura" and "TV Escola".
Educational system comprehend:
1. BASIC EDUCATION: 9 years of study for kids from 6 to 18 years old.
Basic Education: Fundamental Education (kindergarten + elementary school) + Secondary Education (high school/technical school).
2. SUPERIOR EDUCATION:
2.1 - Undergraduate Degree:
----------------------------------------
a) TECHNOLOGY DEGREE (Tecnólogo) - Short time University degree in a specific field (equivalent to US technical colleges, but not to Associate Degree because AA correspond to half-bachelor degree and Tecnólogo is a complete university level);
b) Bachelor degree;
c) License/MD, for teachers and Physicians (medical doctors);
2.2 - Graduate Degree:
---------------------------------
a) Pós-graduação Lato Sensu/MBA (360 - 520 hours of study + paper);
b) Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu: Master Degree (2-4years of fulltime/part time study) and Dotor Degree/PhD (4-6 years of study + tesis).
I have a channel "What's like Brazil?",so, you are invited to visit it. You will find 3 specific playlists with a lot of videos showing images of classes taken in brazilian schools, igh schools and universities.
I'm doing a video about this subject (EDUCATION IN BRAZIL) and I you post it in the next hours.
This is my channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee
This is a playlist about kindergarten, elementary & high schools in Brazil:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee#g/c/CE780B09F913B213
This is playlist about univeristies in Brazil:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee#g/c/E64CBD34F8707888
Share my channel with your classmates and use the videos to ilustrate your speech.
Hi, Diana.
Sky showed you the statistics but the other guys who commented posted stupid answers.
Education in Brazil is worldwide recognized. Many former Brazilian students are professors at the best universities like Harvard, MIT. Oxford,etc and many scientists are taking part in many important programs and projects around the world.
Maybe basic education is not among the best in the world (scandinavian countries, some western european countries, Australia,etc.) but, it's not among the worst, of course.
Some good aspects of Brazilian study system:
1. Every student at public schools receive books for free;
2. Every student and techers oft public schools receive laptops for free;
3. Every public school offer meal for free;
4. Brazilian schools use notonly computer but TV, videos and many other sources;
5. There are 2 TV national stations only for kids education: "Canal Futura" and "TV Escola".
Educational system comprehend:
1. BASIC EDUCATION: 9 years of study for kids from 6 to 18 years old.
Basic Education: Fundamental Education (kindergarten + elementary school) + Secondary Education (high school/technical school).
2. SUPERIOR EDUCATION:
2.1 - Undergraduate Degree:
----------------------------------------
a) TECHNOLOGY DEGREE (Tecnólogo) - Short time University degree in a specific field (equivalent to US technical colleges, but not to Associate Degree because AA correspond to half-bachelor degree and Tecnólogo is a complete university level);
b) Bachelor degree;
c) License/MD, for teachers and Physicians (medical doctors);
2.2 - Graduate Degree:
---------------------------------
a) Pós-graduação Lato Sensu/MBA (360 - 520 hours of study + paper);
b) Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu: Master Degree (2-4years of fulltime/part time study) and Dotor Degree/PhD (4-6 years of study + tesis).
I have a channel "What's like Brazil?",so, you are invited to visit it. You will find 3 specific playlists with a lot of videos showing images of classes taken in brazilian schools, igh schools and universities.
I'm doing a video about this subject (EDUCATION IN BRAZIL) and I you post it in the next hours.
This is my channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee
This is a playlist about kindergarten, elementary & high schools in Brazil:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee#g/c/CE780B09F913B213
This is playlist about univeristies in Brazil:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatsLikeBrazil?feature=mhee#g/c/E64CBD34F8707888
Share my channel with your classmates and use the videos to ilustrate your speech.
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