The South African Experience

Learn a little more about South Arica through the eyes of Miryam Amsili '14 and Victoria Seyoum '14 studying at the University of Cape Town

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Private & Public Education in Brazil

After a month of school at PUC-Rio, the most expensive and prestigious University in the city, I am a little confused.  While the actual content of my courses are up to standard and my teachers are rather knowledgeable about their subjects, my classroom experiences have been shocking.  The source of my disappointment is the relationship between students and their professors.  Whereas at Princeton, professors are often revered and respected by their students, even if students secretly hate their professors,  at PUC, students...