Blog 4 - Education

Hi dear reader!

Today, I will tell you about the harms and benefit of the elite superior education in Chile from a critical perspective.

On the one hand, the benefits of the elite education are limited to the technological capabilities they can deliver to their students. We can see all of elite universities of Chile and we can notice that, in those, the best technologies in the country are found in academic fields that deliver.

Another point is its infrastructure that stands out above the majority of public or not so "prestigious and elite" universities. It is common to see that in elite universities, the field, classrooms, the casino, etc., have optimal and good quality buildings capable of meeting most of the needs of those willing to pay for an elite university.

On the contrary, the list of disadvantages is more extensive than the previous one. First, if we consider that its accessibility proposes segregation for the Chilean population, we will begin by highlighting an important disadvantage, since not all the population has the same resources as to access an elite education. Why can't we all have an education of "quality"? Why are some better prepared to access this education? What does not allow all people to enter and not just a smaller group?

They watch over an elite education that seeks to train integral and capable people to live the world, but on the other hand they close the doors to people who do not have the means to pay. They deny a basic and fundamental right for every society.