Wednesday, May 03, 2006
I’ve always been prone to stand up for public universitary teaching sponsored by governments. Others and I have this mindset because we were brought up in the lower class and without financial support to attend private university. Perhaps we haven't thought enough , or perhaps we simply have been thinking in a selfish way.
Davi Castro wrote an article published in Ciência Hoje magazine (August, 2005) where he attempted to clarify why Brazilian Government shouldn’t sponsor all academic courses. In this article, Mr. Castro argues that just pedagogy and disciplines which are taught to school students should be free, whereas other courses should be paid.
At first glance it sounds strange but Mr. Castro presents two reasons supporting his idea: 1) the first group will not earn so much as the second group will, so they need to be stimulated. In this way, people from second group should be considered investors, and then it would be fair that they invest their own money; 2) the first group is more likely to contribute to social care than the second group. Moreover, the text points out that a person who has gotten graduation earns 15 times more than one who has not. So, why Brazilians should keep increasing the social differences?
I’ll really appreciate if you, fellow English students, comment this text. I believe that from your viewpoints I may improve my understanding of this issue.
Michael
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2 comments:
I am a student of a private university, but I really can´t agree with this article, because with this idea, never ever a poor guy will became a doctor, or a scientist, lawyer, wathever.. they just have no hopes about this kind of job. The best idea, should be check how another countries resolve this problem, like european countries.. they don´t have the giant difference between the salary of a waiter, doctor, bus driver, nurse, so, the money in the country it´s not concentrate in five percent of the population, but, independent of your job, you will have a good life, and oportunities. Tks ;)
Brazilian public university is massively composed by students that can pay private university. Then, where are that poor guys with their dreams? In private university, often under government sponsors. It means that nowadays just poor people are investing their own money (through credits provided by government).
Thus, the alternative idea is: to charge the one who wants to be scientist, doctor or lawyer and to provide scholarship to poor people. It will not change the number of poor and rich students in public universities but it will save public money to be invested in academic courses that have a more direct effect on social areas.
I agree that we should have similar salaries despite the job, but how can we solve that? By the way, how European countries deal with public university?
Michael
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