tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post708538284356639700..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Education after the CollapseFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-60589277247529758862012-10-16T16:44:09.107-07:002012-10-16T16:44:09.107-07:00With regards to the use of school infrastructure f...With regards to the use of school infrastructure for political ends, we had an example of that here in Australia after the GFC hit. The Federal Govt announced that a huge amount of infrastructure funding was to be funneled to the schools as a stimulus program. Only thing was, the schools themselves were only allowed to use it to build school halls or libraries, even if their current hall and library was quite adequate. So instead of say, airconditioning or heating the classrooms in parts of the country that needed badly needed it, they had to build unneeded buildings, and only from particular set plans (at over-inflated quotes) or providers (who were all union connected). It caused quite a stink, and wasted billions which now has to be paid off, of course.DougFromOznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-68746538275562583252012-10-16T15:43:18.499-07:002012-10-16T15:43:18.499-07:00In the USA you have to be careful with private sch...In the USA you have to be careful with private schools. A lot of them do not have competent teachers are they exist on the students who couldn't cut it academically in the local public school. I imagine that will become more common in a collapse. <br /><br />Our local school recently cut 16 high school teachers (I was one, yay). Luckily, I landed at a very nice private school. Out of the six private schools in my town, only one of them is superior to the public school in terms of academic achievement and superior instruction. It is definitely something one has to spend time researching because you can get taken in by a private school easily if you don't know what you are about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-84030317312426109782012-10-16T10:36:08.877-07:002012-10-16T10:36:08.877-07:00In Greece public universities (private universitie...In Greece public universities (private universities are not permitted because of the pressures of one of the worst lobbies in Greece, that is the teachers-professors one) were offering very bad education long before crisis begun, despite the very good salaries professors still have.<br />Here, it is difficult to be a university professor unless a party backs you. Leftist student's parties protested for "corporations and profits out of universities" and as a result education offered is very theoretical and having no relation with the "real world". Seats were created just to find a job to an unemployed professor with party connections. <br />The worst of all, because of a law (abolished in 2011) stating that police cannot enter university campus, illegal immigrants, drug addicts and anarchists have found a refuge in universities!<br />Crisis in fact *IMPROVED* (!!!) education in Greece because a few people there started to be a little serious...<br />Source: My experience, 11 years in university, now a doctorate student in engineering.Greek Caste Systemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642161437892749824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-34339568504537660092012-10-16T08:53:50.245-07:002012-10-16T08:53:50.245-07:00Senor Fiesta here.
Fernando, I myself am not a te...Senor Fiesta here.<br /><br />Fernando, I myself am not a teacher but I went to a college where their biggest program is MA in education. Almost all of my friends are teachers, at every level. They have two common complaints. 1.) they have little power over the curriculum. It is all designed towards successful testing (schools are awarded based on their test scores of core subjects). Fortunately, however it includes little indoctrination towards one line of thought. 2.) lack of parental involvement.<br /><br />No. 2 being the biggest problem they face. The parents are just as integral in a successful student as a great teacher. In America the majority of the failure of the system lies with the parents. When a kid comes home with a bad grade parents now take the "it's not the student's fault but the teacher's fault" type of mentality.<br /><br />People need to take responsibility for the actions of their children. If your child isn't studying or doing homework it's not the teacher's fault, it's the parents. If your child is disruptive in class it's not the school's responsibility to force them to behave. It's the parent's responsibility to ensure that their kids respect the teachers and the process.<br /><br />I understand about working long hours and having both parents work, but if you have a child, there is no such thing as down time. Parenting (properly) is hard work and is not always happy times. If your kid doesn't hate you at least once a month, you aren't doing your job as a parent.<br /><br />Indoctrination through public education is a scary thing. Sorry it has happened in Argentina. In some schools in the south/midwest, students can reject certain parts of the curriculum because it's against their religion (such as teaching evolution). That's a slippery slope but I do believe that people have a right to their religious beliefs (i have none of my own).<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more regarding the statement where you talk about the parent's responsibility.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-14454815877234980762012-10-16T07:32:27.960-07:002012-10-16T07:32:27.960-07:00FerFal does answer your question very well.
When ...FerFal does answer your question very well.<br /><br />When reading your email, i started to wonder why you are worried about education in the first place.<br /><br />Then it did dawn on me, that what you are really worried about is your childrens future.<br /><br />The old rule, that a good education = a degree = a nice office job = middle class lifestyle is no longer true.<br />It is not true today and it will not be for a long time to come.<br /><br />For todays youth it is MUCH harder to find a decent job than it was for you and me. Even less a job that pays enough for a decent life.<br /><br />The good news is, that the old system sucked donkey balls anyways.<br />When a sheet of paper, called a degree counts more than actual SKILL - you know there is something wrong.<br /><br />In todays world and much more in the near future this will reverse. Your skills matter. What you know and what you CAN is and will be king. <br /><br />We have enough "masters of theory and skill at nothing" people. When goverment will be forced to downsize, even more bureaucrats will be on the market and is market is going to be dead for decades. <br /><br />Those who have real skill and can make real things (as opposed to plastic crap from china) will be the "investment bankers" of the future. We can already see it happen - just look at greece or spain and you can see into our future.Maldekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691520628595107662noreply@blogger.com