teacher bets on exam to change career

posted on 11/05/2023 1:13 pm / updated on 11/05/2023 1:14 pm

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Candidates for the National High School Examination (Enem) in the Federal District took to the streets of the capital to arrive at the test sites for the first day of selection, this Sunday (5/11). At Universidade Paulista (Unip), located in Asa Sul, at around 11:50 am, students were already waiting for the gates to open, which close at 1 pm.

Roberta Cristina Antunes, 40 years old, is a biology teacher and is studying to gain a place in medicine through the exam. The teacher wants to make a career transition and, therefore, has dedicated herself for four years to returning to higher education. During this period, she prepared herself through pre-university courses and studies at home.

“I’m trying to make a career transition and decided to go into medicine. I started studying during the pandemic but now I’ve managed to dedicate myself more, I hope I can pass this test but I also trust in God to help guide my paths and what’s best for me”, explains the teacher, who also teaches class for students in the public school system.

Upon arriving in front of the test site, Roberta stopped her journey to receive a prayer from a religious group that offered prayers and consolation with the image of a saint at the site.

In front of the college, the movement of students arriving to take the exam is large. Street vendors, school and cram school teachers, family members and nervous students walk towards the school located in Asa Sul.

An opportunity to train

Student Khauan Dias, 16 years old, is in his second year of high school. He appeared for the exam to take the test in the trainee format. The student intends to take a medical course.

“It’s important that I take the test today to get a feeling of what it’s like, what awaits me there, and how I can improve to take the exam next year, which is when it will be valid for me”.

The student was accompanied by his father Joaquim dos Santos, who took him to the school door. “I try to encourage my son to study, I always tell him to look for material on the internet and I brought him today so that he can really understand the time he needs to take the exam and how to fill out an answer card”.

The National High School Exam (Enem) is a comprehensive selection that assesses students’ knowledge in different areas. Divided into two stages, it takes place over two days: this Sunday (5/11), in which the exam covering Languages, Human Sciences and writing will be administered; and next Sunday (12/11), with Mathematics and Natural Sciences content.

See the schedule for the first day of tests (in Brasília time zone):

* Gates opening: 12pm
* Gates closing: 1pm
* Tests start: 1:30 pm
* End of the tests on the 1st day: 7pm
* End of the tests on the 2nd day: 6:30 pm

The candidate will only be able to leave with the Question Booklet in the last 30 minutes before the end of the test.

In total, Enem consists of 180 objective questions and an essay. There are 90 questions on the 1st day and another 90 on the 2nd day of tests. The National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep), linked to the Ministry of Education (MEC) and responsible for administering the exam.

According to the MEC, in DF, there are 72,982 registered for the test. Throughout Brazil, there are around 3.9 million people confirmed to take the Enem 2023, in the 27 units of the Federation, in 1,750 municipalities where the exam is applied.

In total, there are more than 9 thousand test locations, with 10,086 coordinators, which represents around 132 thousand rooms. In addition, 1,763 municipal coordinators, 36 state coordinators and around 13,000 site assistants will take part in the application.

Enem assesses students’ academic performance at the end of basic education. Over more than two decades of existence, Enem has become the main gateway to higher education in Brazil, through the Unified Selection System (Sisu) and initiatives such as the University for All Program (Prouni).