After some years of discussion, the New High school finally starts to become a reality in the lives of students from all over Brazil. This is a new teaching approach whose main objective is to integrate students into the reality of higher education. But how will that happen? Discover more below.
What changes with the New High School
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The first major change concerns the total number of hours that the student will spend at school and also the duration of the course load. In this case, the minimum time at school rose from 800 hours to 1,000 hours a year. While the workload was for a total of 3,000 hours, of which 1,800 hours are common to all students and 1,200 are specific to each track.
Now, then, we begin to notice major changes. This is because the “trails” or “Training Itineraries” are directed by the student himself according to his professional interests. Therefore, they are a set of disciplines, projects and interdisciplinary studies that encompass the student's chosen area of knowledge.
This will help him to focus more on what he wants for his future and will prepare him more for the entrance exam and especially for the AND EITHER. After all, entrance exams give greater weight to subjects that dialogue with the student's chosen course. Thus, there are greater chances of entering higher education at a public university, for example.
Controversies with the New High School
At the time of its approval, the New Secondary School went through many debates that included teachers and education activists. This was because there was a fear that disciplines related to thought and society, such as philosophy and sociology, could lose space within the new curriculum structure.
However, it is worth noting that this is not the end of these curricular components, which will continue to be available at school. Thus, the big question is to give students more autonomy regarding their own professional destiny and to encourage them in their new discoveries.
