Economic Crisis and Globalization. (Unit 3. Sociology)

Nowadays, the Education is suffering some changes due to the Economic Crisis that we are living and also due to Globalization. 

The problem with this Economic Crisis is the fact of investing in Education. All of us have the Right to Education, but politicians, Governments, have clear that the best idea to save money is to cut costs, which means reducing the investment in education also. 

In my opinion, I think that the investment in education is always important and necessary; it is our Right. 



Luckily, the Globalization that the world is suffering, is helping Education at the same time; it's another way to live the crisis I think, because due to the Globalization there are some rich countries in which the Economic Crisis hasn't produced too much changes, in which there aren't too much differences, but in poor countries we find the opposite situation. For that reason, it is important to keep in mind that Education must be protected, in a way or another, depending on the country and the situation, but even in poor contries, the Government has to invest in Education. 





In this way, we realise that Education is fundamental for people, so the main idea is that instead of the crisis, it's important to invest money in education. The idea is --> INVEST INSTEAD OF CUT.

There are also inequalities in schools. There are some schools that have a lot of resources and facilities but there are other schools that haven't had help; they are living a bad situation. For that reason I think that the point is to decide in what aspects is more important to invest the money that we have, for example instead of invest in schools that have good conditions, maybe the correct decision could be invest the money in computers or teachers' preparation to schools that have less opportunities. 

EDUCATION MUST BE: 

•  Avaliable to all of us
• Accessible: All can go to a school instead of a special need.
• Acceptable: good quality. To reach this objective is necessary to invest in education. For example in Africa, the school aren't acceptable for us, but for them, an acceptable school could be a school in which you have a book and a pencil. The thinking in a poor country is different. 
• Adaptable: The education musth be adapted to students' needs. 

THE ECONOMIC CRISIS...

The economic crisis gives two options to governments:

-Not to protect Education: Not to spend money on it to solve the Economic Crisis.

-Protect the Right of Education. 

Now Governments have to decide what to do according to these options. 

I think that the best way to understand this situation, and to take a decission about it, could be developing empathy. If you know what the students feel when they haven't educative opportunities, facilities, adaptations to their needs, you will know what to do. Moreover, parents are involved in Education also, and politicians, as parents, because all of them have children, have to think how they would feel If their children receive such education, If they were in a poor school. 

However, the most important thing is that all of us have the Right to Education, and that's the most important thing in which they have to think when making a decision about it.