The complicated situation of education in Chile

by: Verónica Waldron

When people talk about the actual situation in our country, Chile, I think it’s really difficult have an a clear and solid opinion, because it’s something that involved everyone and a lots of differents things. And involved in special at the students, because they know how it’s the reality right now at this moment.

It’s true, the quality of the education system have a lots of defiencies and must be more fair in the socioeconomic differences we have in our society. That’s it’s a big deal, because the costs of tariff are too high and unattainable, made a huges debts in people. This situation, in my opinion, have to change with inmediacy. I mean, the most poblation of Chile, are persons of “middle class” and their resources aren´t enough for pay too much things, and less with that absurds high costs. And with this situation, obviously don't exists justice, because  when you talk about the another big part of our society, the people who have the less incomes, it's just something that doesn't make sense. Inclusive, this thought could make you feel horrible, with anger and deception of our State with their standards and laws. 

Going on to something else, I think the system education in Chile shouldn't be free. I mean, of all. I believe in this because, I think the education should be have another economic support from people who want to study and be professional in some career. What I mean is that, to continue in this system of free market (neoliberal)  the variety and competition must be, and it's totally respectable, and even, beneficial for us. Always, like I was saying before, with razonables prices and where possible, with  a real and transparent  social cause. These companies  must have a purpose before everything, and is to educate. 

Following the same idea, I think education it must cost something, because with that way, people learn to pay for something, something like learn to pay, have and use properly a thing so important like it's  be educated. I refer to have an priorities, and understand the value of the knowlegde. The importance of be a person more complete, and of course, with this idea I think, the professors have to have a good remuneration of their very important work. I know the State could cover the pay for education as other countries. For example, Argentina. But I feel it would be too little for teachers, in addition to that there are big rumors that education in countries that have this type of operation, did not have good quality in terms of what is the delivery of knowledge.

In another idea, I think the movilizations and protests are good and necessary for let  leave the free expression of the students and generate some buzz and make an own space.  In this same thing, I don`t agree with the reiterative violence. For this situation. I would look for another way for make come true my wish. Ways more strategics maybe, for being more near from the Government, like can make some "treaty of peace", where both parts undertake  at  some rules.

Anyway, the most thing  that I believe and I want, it this problem will soon be resolved, under a just form and all the citizens of Chile could be more satisfied , happy and educated, for real.