Sugarcane, soybean, and corn fields spread expansively under the blue sky. White Nelore cattle dot the landscape and prosperity is almost tangible in the red soil of the savannah. The June Festival was being held on the brand new year-old campus in the city of 1,000,000 people.
Although the Itumbiara campus is part of the IFG educational system (remember, community college type system with emphasis on engineering and the possibility of high school, undergraduate, post graduate and adult education classes on one campus) the students seemed to be more sheltered than those on the Goiania city campus.
A PhD Chemistry professora with her daughter
A loving couple
Their festival booths featured local foods, fruit juices, and their costumes depicted traditional rural life. The music was rock and country and the decorations colorful and handmade by students.
The new library was packed with carefully selected titles.
The students spoke excitedly about an upcoming trip to Rio for a book fair, and the principal explained the city's plans to donate land for shared stadium with the school and the community.
While our thoughtful host shared concerns that the funding for education is not allocated equally throughout the country, Itumbria might be a Utopia of Brazilian proportions.
Global Classroom Question:
How does Brazil's savanna compare to America's breadbasket?
Analyze the different components of agricultural production and how they impact production?
How do natural resources impact government policies regarding education?
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