Mais Cálculo e Menos Foucault

Na selva ciências humanas e sociais regurgitam o marxismo de porta de cadeia do PT e outros comunistas dentro do governo e fora dele[nas ONGs]. O dinheiro investido nas universidades vai pro ralo, pois formamos analfabetos para aparelhar o governo ou para fazer rent-seeking. O governador da Florida Rick Scott parece ter em mente uma típica universidade brasileira quando disse que o estado precisa investir em ciência e tecnologia e não jogar dinheiro fora formando antropólogos. O presidente da Arizona State University Michael Crow discorda. É importante ressaltar que seus argumentos fazem sentido no contexto histórico do college americano, de formar cidadãos: The objective of public universities should not be to produce predetermined numbers of particular types of majors but, rather, to focus on how to produce individuals who are capable of learning anything over the course of their lifetimes. Every college student should acquire thorough literacy in science and technology as well as the humanities and social sciences. Every student should have an understanding of complexity and sustainability and decision-making matched with a general awareness of entrepreneurship and business. From this breadth of experience, students gain the perspective and focus necessary to succeed in any academic field and subsequent career trajectory. Given the multiple dimensions and global interconnectedness of many professional sectors, the trend toward choosing two or even three majors is entirely appropriate. Needless to say, the challenge is to design universities that have the capacity to produce such individuals who are also ready to work within the contexts of initially narrower assignments.