BSB 06/08/1986 Wednesday – Back to school
Went to school today, I missed two days. Luis left, Donizete was sacked. James left. Marcos no longer teaches 1st years. I have to retake Physics, but I was still in the top 7 of my class. They honour the best students to make it competitive. But I hate these mediocre competitions. Luckily in our class there’s little of that. We are the most demotivated class. Only Fabio, Juliana and a few others care, you can see the glint in their eyes when they get good grades. How mediocre the education system is in Brazil. The whole methodology is wrong… How can a simple test evaluate our knowledge? How can a piece of paper full of numbers really reflect our knowledge? It won’t be of any use. RUBBISH. And everyone closes their eyes and swallows it. Why do we have to waste years studying crap when we could be learning Philosophy or Latin. Or even what we study but in a more practical, useful way, not just to get to university and pass the vestibular. This really annoys me but what can I do? Shout in front of everyone?
Big news: Viviane left home about a month ago and is living with Luiz. They are getting married at the end of the month. I don’t know what for. It’s easier to live together. But I think Vivi’s mum will only let her go if they marry. It’s either get married or don’t see each other, same as before. This time Vivi called her bluff and left the nest. I saw her today, she lost weight, cut her hair, but is in good spirits.