Parece que a página que você está procurando não está disponível Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Find us on LinkIn UNH Today RSS feeds Manage Your Subscription     Contact Us "It's been really easy to teach skills to these kids because I used those skills all the time when I was a student at UNH They seem like second nature to me," says Patricia Donahoe ’13 (fourth from the right) is working with teenagers to help prepare them for their college entrance exam When students come to class at Universidade Federal do Tocantins They might not bring a notebook to take notes but study skills and class preparation aren't a consistent part of the Brazilian educational system It's a very different academic environment than the rigorous one at UNH who graduated with a dual degree in political science and international affairs Donahoe has been teaching English in the city of Araguaína and recently started a free study skills tutoring program for local high school students to help bridge the gap and prepare them for their college entrance exam "A lot of students here are really passionate; they just want to 'get it,' to really master all the concepts of the English language and grammar," Donahoe says native is working as an English teaching assistant through the U.S She admits that even though she had travel experience — she studied in Granada the spring of her junior year at UNH — she had a bit of culture shock when she arrived in Brazil She thought she would be in a metropolitan setting but found herself 1,500 miles north of Rio de Janeiro in the still-developing interior part of the country and began teaching English to Brazilian college students covering everything from grammar to political satirical writing She quickly noticed that the education system in Brazil — specifically who goes on to earn a degree from high school and who doesn't — depends largely on who can afford tutoring for the Brazilian college entrance exam and it seems that only the students who have money to successfully complete the test prep courses do well on the exam It really seemed to me to contribute to the vicious cycle of poverty in Brazil," she explains That phenomenon inspired her to offer the free test prep course to local high schools in Araguaína She's not certified to teach specifics from the Vestibular but she has been helping high schoolers learn how to become proactive studiers She runs four-week courses on topics like time management She also offers helpful hints such as reviewing and revising your notes after class and following up with a teacher if something is unclear They seem like second nature to me," says Donahoe She was surprised to learn that basic study skills and test prep were not things that any of her students had ever heard about — from teachers or from their parents she hasn't been able to track her results: students won't take the Vestibular until November at the earliest and continue taking it through January just before the next school year begins in March because students she surveys in her classes nearly always tell her that the skills she is teaching are completely new to them With her Fulbright grant wrapping up in November Donahoe is looking at ways to stay in the country by extending her work through Fulbright She's also become interested in focusing her graduate studies on international public policy with a focus on education reform based on the new perspective she's gained from her experience And while she's learned more about teaching Donahoe also feels that the stint in Brazil has changed her personally "I have learned how to be a more adaptable and flexible person," says Donahoe noting that a simple errand like going to the bank is sometimes a daylong ordeal in Araguaína "Anyone who has studied abroad will tell you • Learn more about the Fulbright Program including details on application deadlines and requirements • Interested in applying? Check in with Jeanne Sokolowski, director of the UNH Office of National Fellowships and editorial support to high achieving undergraduate and graduate students applying for national and international fellowships and scholarships such as the Critical Language Scholarships 5 (UPI) -- Officials at a Brazilian prison said they captured a trained mouse used by prisoners to shuttle drugs and other contraband between cells at the facility The investigation into the drug-smuggling mouse turned up 29 small packets of marijuana and 23 packages of cocaine Gomes said officers are reviewing CCTV footage in an attempt to determine who was behind the scheme "They attached a hook to the mouse's tail and then used it to carry the drugs and other goods from one cell to another," Gomes told G1 "When the animal arrived at its destination the prisoner took the mouse and removed the hook from its tail." 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